A teardrop-shaped island that produces tea so good you forgive it for the six-syllable capital city.
Fun fact: Sri Lanka elected the world's first female head of state, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, in 1960.
Split in two by an actual sea, which should be a problem but the food's too good to notice.
Fun fact: Taman Negara, its national rainforest, is an estimated 130 million years old, predating even the Amazon.