
Sri Lanka Location Map

Sri Lanka Facts
Full Official Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Demonym: Sri Lankan
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Area
Total Area: 65,610 km²
Total Land Area: 64,630 km²
Total Water Area: 980 km²
Demographics
Population: 21,982,608
Population Growth Rate: 0.39% (2024 est.)
Largest City: Colombo (Population: 752,993)
Ethnic Groups: Sinhalese 74.9%, Sri Lankan Tamil 11.2%, Sri Lankan Moors 9.2%, Indian Tamil 4.2%, other 0.5% (2012 est.)
Languages: Sinhala (official) 87%, Tamil (official) 28.5%, English 23.8% (2012 est.)
Religions: Buddhist (official) 70.2%, Hindu 12.6%, Muslim 9.7%, Roman Catholic 6.1%, other Christian 1.3%, other 0.05% (2012 est.)
Economy
Currency: Sri Lankan rupee
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $287.132 billion (2023 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $13,000 (2023 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $17.327 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Export Partners: US 24%, India 8%, UK 7%, Germany 6%, Italy 4% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $18.823 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: India 34%, China 19%, UAE 5%, Malaysia 4%, Singapore 4% (2022)
Government
Type: presidential republic
Capital City: Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) (Population: 115,826)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC+5:30 (SLST)
Country Code: LK
Internet TLD: .lk
Climate Map of Sri Lanka

Climate: tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)