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🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
aka ශ්රී ලංකාව — endonym
21.8M
Population
World #61
65,610 km²
Land Area
World #124
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GDP (USD)
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Did You Know?
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Sri Lanka is the world's #61 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #124 globally by land area — covering about 0.04% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 1 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Population density is 331.7 people per km² — world rank #40.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Colombo
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Phone Code
+94
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Internet TLD
.lk, .இலங்கை, .ලංකා
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Nationality
Sri Lankan
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
LK / LKA / 144
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Coordinates
7.00°, 81.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
N/A USD
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GDP per Capita
N/A
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
331.7 /km²
World density rank #40
Rs රු
Sri Lankan rupee
LKR • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
21,763,170
World rank #61 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
Sinhala • Tamil
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Demonym
Sri Lankan
What its people are called
🗣️ Sinhala
🗣️ Tamil
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
65,610 km²
0.04% of Earth's landmass • World #124
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Land Borders
1 country
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+05:30
Asia/Colombo
IST — Indian Standard Time
“Sri Lanka” Around the World
ara
سريلانكا
جمهورية سريلانكا الديمقراطية الشعبية
bre
Sri Lanka
Republik Demokratel ha Sokialour Sri Lanka
ces
Srí Lanka
Srílanská demokratická socialistická republika
deu
Sri Lanka
Demokratische Sozialistische Republik Sri Lanka
est
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Demokraatlik Sotsialistlik Vabariik
fin
Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan demokraattinen sosialistinen tasavalta
fra
Sri Lanka
République démocratique socialiste du Sri Lanka
hrv
Šri Lanka
Demokratska Socijalističke Republike Šri Lanke
hun
Srí Lanka
Srí Lanka-i Demokratikus Szocialista Köztársaság
ita
Sri Lanka
Repubblica democratica socialista dello Sri Lanka
jpn
スリランカ
スリランカ民主社会主義共和国
kor
스리랑카
스리랑카 민주 사회주의 공화국
nld
Sri Lanka
Democratische Socialistische Republiek Sri Lanka
per
سریلانکا
جمهوری دموکراتیک سوسیالیستی سریلانکا
pol
Sri Lanka
Demokratyczno-Socjalistyczna Republika Sri Lanki
por
Sri Lanka
República Democrática Socialista do Sri Lanka
rus
Шри-Ланка
Демократическая Социалистическая Республика Шри-Ланка
slk
Srí Lanka
Srílanská demokratická socialistická republika
spa
Sri Lanka
República Democrática Socialista de Sri Lanka
srp
Šri Lanka
Demokratska Socijalistička Republika Šri Lanka
swe
Sri Lanka
Demokratiska socialistiska republiken Sri Lanka
tur
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Demokratik Sosyalist Cumhuriyeti
urd
سری لنکا
جمہوری و اشتراکی جمہوریہ سری لنکا
zho
斯里兰卡
斯里兰卡民主社会主义共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
LK
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ISO Alpha-3
LKA
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
144
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
#####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{5})$
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WikiData ID
Q854
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Also Spelled As
LK • ilaṅkai • Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka