Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia. Its capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. About 22 million people live there (2023). It covers 65,610 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- People (2023)
- 22 million
- Area
- 65,610 km²
- Currency
- Sri Lankan rupee
Sri Lanka at a glance
- In its own language
- ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය, இலங்கை சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு, ශ්රී ලංකාව
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Population
- 22,037,000 (2023)
- Area
- 65,610 km² (25,332 mi²)
- People are called
- Sri Lankan
- Official languages
- Sinhala, Tamil
- Currency
- Sri Lankan rupee
- GDP (nominal)
- US$74 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 77 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.782 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 39.3 (2016)
- Unemployment
- 5% (2014)
- Government
- republic
- Head of state
- Anura Kurankan Dissanayake (since 2024)
- Head of government
- Harini Amarasuriya (since 2024)
- Country codes
- LK, LKA
- Calling code
- +94
- Internet domain
- .lk, .இலங்கை
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- UTC+05:30, Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates
- 7°, 81°
Sri Lanka and its neighbours
Sri Lanka borders India. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Sri Lanka
Divisions of Sri Lanka
- Central Province
- North Central Province
- Northern Province
- Eastern Province
- North Western Province
- Southern Province
- Uva Province
- Sabaragamuwa Province
- Western Province
Member of
- United Nations
- Commonwealth of Nations
- World Trade Organization
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- ASEAN Regional Forum
- Asian Development Bank
- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- International Hydrographic Organization
- UNESCO
and 6 more organisations.
How far are you from Sri Lanka?
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Questions
What is the capital of Sri Lanka?
The capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.
What is the population of Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka has about 22,037,000 people, as recorded in 2023.
How big is Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka covers 65,610 square kilometres (25,332 square miles).
What currency does Sri Lanka use?
The Sri Lankan rupee.
What language is spoken in Sri Lanka?
The official languages of Sri Lanka are Sinhala and Tamil.
Which countries border Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka shares a border with India.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.