Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාව), formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. The humidity, cool temperatures, and rainfall of the country's central highlands provide a climate that favors the production of high-quality tea.
Sri Lanka is the world's fourth-largest producer of tea and is also the world's leading exporter of tea. Sri Lanka produces mostly orthodox black teas but also produces CTC, white and green teas.
Situated in Pussellawa (පුස්සැල්ලාව) area, Ramboda Falls (රම්බොඩ ඇල්ල) is 109 meters high and 11th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka.
Pussellawa is the main tea production area in Sri Lanka, and the tea plantations in this area are irrigated with water from Ramboda Falls, and the tea is of high quality.
Ceylon tea is both the brand of tea which is produced in Sri Lanka and a historic term describing tea from that land.
Tea production in Sri Lanka was introduced by the British in 1867, and the main export markets for Ceylon tea are the Middle East and Europe.
Tea production is one of the main sources of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka, and accounts for 2% of GDP. It employs, directly or indirectly, over 1 million people in Sri Lanka.
