Sri Lanka

Flag of Sri Lanka Coat of Arms
The flag of Sri Lanka features two large adjacent but separate rectangular areas, centered on a golden-yellow field. The smaller hoist-side rectangle is divided into two equal vertical bands of teal and orange, and the larger fly-side rectangle is maroon with a centered golden-yellow lion holding a Kastane sword in its right fore-paw and four golden-yellow Bo leaves, one in each corner.
🏛️ Identity & Politics
Official Name
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Native Name
[SIN] ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (ශ්‍රී ලංකාව)
[TAM] இலங்கை சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு (இலங்கை)
Alt Spellings
LK, ilaṅkai, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
CCA2
LK
CCA3
LKA
CCN3
144
IOC Code
SRI
FIFA Code
SRI
Independent
Yes
UN Member
Yes
Status
officially-assigned
🗺️ Geography & Borders
Capital
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Capital LatLng
6.89, 79.9
Region
Asia
Subregion
Southern Asia
Continents
Asia
Area
65610 sq km
Landlocked
No
Borders
None
LatLng
7, 81
Maps
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👥 Demographics & Culture
Population
21763170
Demonyms
[ENG] m: Sri Lankan, f: Sri Lankan
[FRA] m: Sri-lankais, f: Sri-lankaise
Languages
Sinhala, Tamil
💰 Economy & Living Metrics
Currencies
Sri Lankan rupee (LKR: Rs රු)
Gini Coefficient
39.3 (2016)
Start of Week
monday
Driving Side
left
Car Signs
CL
📡 Telecom & Postal
Dial Code
+94
Internet TLD
.lk, .இலங்கை, .ලංකා
Timezones
UTC+05:30
Postal Format
#####
Postal Regex
^(\d{5})$
🔠 Global Translations
ARAسريلانكاBRESri LankaCESSrí LankaCYMSri LankaDEUSri LankaESTSri LankaFINSri LankaFRASri LankaHRVŠri LankaHUNSrí LankaINDSri LankaITASri LankaJPNスリランカKOR스리랑카NLDSri LankaPERسری‌لانکاPOLSri LankaPORSri LankaRUSШри-ЛанкаSLKSrí LankaSPASri LankaSRPСри ЛанкаSWESri LankaTURSri LankaURDسری لنکاZHO斯里兰卡
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