Country facts

Sri Lanka

LK

Location

Asia · Southern Asia

The circle marks the location.Map: Natural Earth 110m

Size & world rank

Log scale

Population

#62 of 243Top 26%

≈21.8 million(21,756,000)

Smallest: Pitcairn Islands 35Largest: India ≈1.43B

Area

#123 of 243Top 51%

65,610 km²

Smallest: Vatican City 0.44 km²Largest: Russia ≈17.1M km²

Key facts

Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Languages: Sinhala, Tamil
Language Family: Other
Currencies: Sri Lankan rupee
Flag Colors: YellowRedGreenOrange

Neighbors

Island nation

Island nation - No land borders