Became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
Else clues• British colony until 1948
• British crown colony from 1802 to 1948
• Colombo's country, formerly
• Erstwhile Sri Lanka
• Independence-gainer of 1948
• Island that's now called Sri Lanka
• Orange pekoe source, formerly
• Sri Lanka former name
• Sri Lanka once
• Sri Lanka, formerly
• Sri Lanka's old name
• Sri Lankan tea
• A republic on an the island of Ceylon
• An island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India