Country facts
Sri Lanka
LK
Location
Asia · Southern Asia
Size & world rank
Log scalePopulation
#61 of 243Top 26%
≈21.8 million(21,763,170)
Smallest: Pitcairn Islands 35Largest: India ≈1.42B
Area
#123 of 243Top 51%
65,610 km²
Smallest: Vatican City 0.49 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 nationIsland nation — No land borders