World Countries

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka coat of arms
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.

Common Name: Sri Lanka

Official Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Geographic Details

CapitalSri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Continent(s)Asia
RegionAsia
SubregionSouthern Asia
Landlocked❌
Area65,610 km²
Coordinates(7° 0' N, 81° 0' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population21,919,000
CurrencySri Lankan rupee (Rs රු)
TimezonesUTC+05:30
LanguagesSinhala, Tamil
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.lk, .இலங்கை, .ලංකා
Calling Code+9
Independent✅
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alpha2CodeLK
alpha3CodeLKA