Sri Lanka - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka (officially: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) is a country in Asia, precisely in Southern Asia, with a population of about 22.0 Millions inhabitants today (2024-12-20). The capital city of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, and the official country TLD code is .lk. Sri Lanka has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as LK, LKA, SRI, 144 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Sri Lanka , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Sri Lanka
Official Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Common (Native) Sri Lanka
Official (Native) Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Alternative spellings LK, ilaṅkai, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Translations ⬇️
Languages
sin Sinhala
tam Tamil
Geography
User Country Flag

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Sri Lanka is located in Southern Asia and has a total land area of 65610 km². It is bounded by India and the capital city is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Region/Continent Asia
Subregion Southern Asia
TimeZone UTC+05:30
Capital city Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Area 65610 km²
Population 2024-12-20 22.0 Millions
Bordered Countreies India
Demonym
eng Male: Sri Lankan / Female: Sri Lankan
fra Male: Sri-lankais / Female: Sri-lankaise
Lat/Lng 7, 81
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Sri Lanka

The flag of Sri Lanka features two large adjacent but separate rectangular areas, centered on a golden-yellow field. The smaller hoist-side rectangle is divided into two equal vertical bands of teal and orange, and the larger fly-side rectangle is maroon with a centered golden-yellow lion holding a Kastane sword in its right fore-paw and four golden-yellow Bo leaves, one in each corner.

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Currency
Name Sri Lankan rupee
Code LKR
Symbol Rs රු
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side left
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 LK
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 LKA
ISO 3166-1 numeric 144
International calling code +94
FIFA 3 Letter Code SRI
All Important Facts about Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka is found in Southern Asia