Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.
Sri Lanka Latest information
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| Country Name | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Short Name | Sri Lanka |
| Capital | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative)
Colombo (executive and judicial) |
| Largest city | Colombo |
| Official languages | Sinhala, Tamil |
| National Languages | Sinhala, Tamil |
| Religion | 70.2% Buddhism (State religion, 12.6% Hinduism, 9.7% Islam, 4% Christianity, 0.1% Other/None |
| Demonym(s) | Sri Lankan |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Vice President | Prime Minister – Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| House Speaker | Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena |
| Chief Justice | Jayantha Jayasuriya |
| Total Area | 65,610 km2 (25,330 sq mi) |
| Water (%) | 4.4 |
| Total Land Area (%) | 62,723 km2 |
| Population | 21,803,000 (2019 estimate) |
| GDP (PPP) | $321.856 billion (2020 estimate) |
| GDP (Nominal) | $92.111 billion (2020 estimate) |
| Currency | Sri Lankan rupee (Rs) (LKR) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (SLST) |
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| Mains Electricity | 230 V – 50 Hz |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +94 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK |
| Internet TLD | .lk
.ලංකා .இலங்கை |
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| Independence Day | 4 February 1948 |
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