Sri Lanka is a Tier II nation located In Southern Asia 
, just off the coast of 
India.
Background
Sri Lanka is an island nation located in South Asia. It is known for its diverse landscapes, rich history, and vibrant culture. Sri Lanka has a population of approximately 22 million people and its capital city is Colombo. The country gained independence from British colonial rule in 1948 and has since developed into a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society. Sri Lanka is famous for its stunning beaches, ancient Buddhist ruins, lush tea plantations, and abundant wildlife, including elephants and leopards. The official languages are Sinhala and Tamil, and Buddhism is the predominant religion. Sri Lanka has faced challenges such as a civil war that ended in 2009 and periodic natural disasters.
Base Statistics
Economy
Sri Lanka's economy isn't the greatest but with a good strategy, Sri Lanka can be dominant in the Indian Ocean. Sri Lanka generates $180,989 in total income. $169,612 from tax and $11,377 from resources.
Resources
Military
Sri Lanka has a manpower cap of 60,000 and a manpower gain of 387.
| Base Manpower Capacity of Sri Lanka per Conscription Law | |
|---|---|
| The following columns below present the manpower capacity from lowest (Disarmed) to highest (Required). RP stands for "Recruitable Population". | |
| Disarmed [1% RP] |
|
| Volunteer [2% RP] |
|
| Limited [5% RP] |
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| Extensive [10% RP] |
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| Required [25% RP] |
|
Geography
Terrain
The terrain of Sri Lanka is mostly flat, with some hilly terrain to its central-east and southeast.
Biome
Except for a tiny city-island to the north of the mainland, the entirety or Sri Lanka is covered in Jungle.
Cities
Sri Lanka has 14 cities with the Capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte being the largest city with 217k population. Sri Lanka also has smaller cities with populations around 50k.
Strategy
As Sri Lanka you have 2 options where to expand:
- Africa
- Southeast Asia
It is recommended to expand into Southeast Asia, as you can form the 
Kingdom of Kandy when you conquer 
Malaysia and 
Maldives, although there's a higher chance of not encountering a player when expanding into Africa.
Defending against India
India players often want to expand into Sri Lanka, It is likely that you will not survive it if India knows how to counter your defenses.
Build Fortifications on all your cities, and just like as if you were playing as 
Taiwan, you can build up a navy of Submarines and sink any ships that come to your island. However, some India players are smart and will counter with Destroyers, in that case make some Artillery on the coast - their ships will get damaged by the artillery they can't counter without using aircraft or landing on your island.
If they successfully land on your island, you can still counter them. Entrench some troops with some artillery on a city that is in the Hilly terrain and Jungle biome. This way, your troops will have almost the same defense bonuses as if it were mountains. Now, rotate your troops so they don't get a flanking bonus, and wait until they try to kill your troops while you're shooting at them with your artillery.
Expanding into Southeast Asia
Justify on Maldives and Malaysia. Make as much troops as you can and send them to Malaysia. Declare war on both when you can and use the AI Luring tactic to destroy their Home Guard. Send a destroyer to Maldives to shoot at their home guard. Justify on 
Thailand and 
Cambodia. When you're done conquering Malaysia, start building a steel and a motor factory, and send your troops to Sri Lanka to regenerate, then conquer Maldives. Now form the Kingdom of Kandy and start building tanks in Malaysia. If you don't have enough manpower, use the Massed Attack Doctrine and disband your troops so they don't waste your manpower. Then go conquer Cambodia with the same tactic, Thailand too, and now you can go either colonize, invade India or 
China, or just improve your economy.
Expanding into Africa
Justify on 
Somalia and 
Kenya. If you've formed the Kingdom of Kandy, then make tanks in Malaysia and send them there to conquer these lands. If not, spawn as much troops as you can and invade Somalia (with the AI Luring tactic, of course). Wait until the unrest goes down and make tanks there. Then justify and invade 
Uganda, Kenya and 
Tanzania so you can make more cities at once, then you can go either to the resource-abundant south or go to the 
Oil-rich north. In case you encounter a player that may want to invade you, don't worry, even if they defeat you on land, you can still keep them from getting on Sri Lanka, meaning they could soon leave you be, or perhaps even rage quit.
If someone invades you in Africa, you can utilize the terrain and biomes to your advantage using Entrenchment and artillery (because land units move slower depending on the terrain, your artillery will have more time to inflict losses).
Trivia
- The capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, holds the longest city name in the game. This can be used for faction names.
