Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Flag

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.

Table of Contents

Toggle

Sri Lanka Latest information

Point	Information
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)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy yyyy-mm-dd
Mains Electricity	230 V – 50 Hz
Driving side	left
Calling code	+94
ISO 3166 code	LK
Internet TLD	.lk .ලංකා .இலங்கை
Political Parties	All Ceylon Islamic United Front All Ceylon Makkal Congress All Ceylon Malay Political Union All Ceylon Tamil Congress Aziz Democratic Workers Congress
Independence Day	4 February 1948
Tallest Building	Altair Grand Hyatt Colombo One Galle Face B One Galle Face A
Richest Persons	Arumugam Thondaman Maithripala Sirisena Arjuna Ranatunga Mahinda Rajapaksa
Top Website	Google.lk Hirufm.lk Ikman.lk Hirunews.lk
Flag	Sri Lanka Flag
Map	Sri Lanka Map