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Sri Lanka: flag, map and capital

Asia · Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Flag: Sri Lanka

Where is Sri Lanka?

JaffnaSri LankaJaffnaSri Lanka

Facts

Capital
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte7
Continent
Asia6
Population
22,971,617 (2023 estimate)1
Area
65,610 km² (25,332 sq mi) (2023)2
Official languages
Sinhala, Tamil34
Currency
Sri Lankan Rupee34
Calling code
+943
Internet domain
.lk, .இலங்கை3
Driving side
Left3
Highest point
Pidurutalagala, 2,524 m (8,281 ft)3

Neighboring countries 6

No land borders with countries in this catalog.

Selected cities5

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Sources

  1. Population: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024, 2023 estimates. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Converted from thousands to persons by igeography.net. Retrieved 2026-10-28.
  2. Area: United Nations Statistics Division, UNdata country profiles, 2023. Retrieved 2026-10-28.
  3. Languages, currency, calling code, internet domain, driving side and highest point: Wikidata. CC0. Retrieved 2026-10-28.
  4. Names of languages and currencies: Unicode CLDR.
  5. Cities and their populations: GeoNames. CC BY 4.0. Populations are approximate and of different years. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
  6. Map and neighbors: Natural Earth (public domain), drawn and computed by igeography.net. Crimea is part of Ukraine. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
  7. Capitals: our curated list, checked against Wikidata. Retrieved 2026-10-14.