Sri Lanka

Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Also known as: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Sinhala), இலங்கை சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு (Tamil), Śrī Laṅkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya (Sinhala), Ilaṅkai Caṉanāyaka Cōcalicak Kuṭiyaracu (Tamil)

Flag of Sri Lanka
Capital of Sri Lanka: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (shortened:Kotte)
Area of Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (25,332 mi²) (122th)
Population of Sri Lanka: 23,103,565 (61th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Southern Asia (South of India)
Languages of Sri Lanka: Sinhala (official) 87%, Tamil (official) 28.5%, English 23.8% (2012 est.)
Religions of Sri Lanka: Buddhist (official) 70.2%, Hindu 12.6%, Muslim 9.7%, Roman Catholic 6.1%, other Christian 1.3%, other/none 0.05% (2012 est.)
Ethnic groups in Sri Lanka: Sinhalese 74.9%, Sri Lanka Tamils 11.2%, Sri Lankan Moors 9.2%, Indian Tamil 4.2%, other 0.5% (2012 est.)
Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (Rs) (LKR)
Time zone: UTC+5:30 (SLST)
Calling code: (+94)
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations

Borders countries: none
Coastline: Indian Ocean 1,340 km

Administrative divisions of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Map

9 provinces:
Central, Eastern, North Central, Northern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western.

Natural resources: limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphatesclay, hydropower, arable land.