The island nation you are referring to is Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has two capitals: Colombo, and the other one is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.
Gretta is most likely to name her daughter as the person that she would like to care for her if she became ill or disabled. However, it is vital to note that most people in the country that have lost their spouse prefer to live alone,
They have trade partners such as china and other islands
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Southern states were known as the cotton kingdom because the cotton population in the south was rapidly growing. Rich plantation owners would grow cotton and sell them to the New England region to make clothes etc.
