Sri Lanka, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.
Image of Colombo, capital city of Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka is a country located in the Southern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Easy learning about Sri Lanka | |
| Sri Lanka is located in | Southern Asia Asia Continent |
| Sri Lanka has a population of | 22,971,617 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Sri Lanka are called Sri Lankans |
| The country’s total area is | 65,610 Km2 ( 40,768 sq mi) |
| Global Peace Index Rank | 100 |
| Global Peace Index Score | 2 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Sri Lanka HDI ranks in position nº 78 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.780 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
| Sri Lanka’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 44 countries Sri Lanka passport ranks in position nº 92 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Sri Lanka GDP per capita is | $no data USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Sri Lanka ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Sri Lanka EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Low Proficiency in English has a score of 486 ranks 73rd worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 7° 00' N, 81° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Sri Lanka Capital city | Colombo |
| Neighbouring countries | It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and the Maldives |
| Sri Lanka Climate | tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October) |
| Most predominant religion | Buddhist (official), |
| Second most predominant religion | Hindu, |
| Currency name & code | Rupee (LKR) |
| Internet ccTLD | .lk |
| Sri Lanka calling code | +94 |
Sri Lanka administrative divisions
9 provinces- Central
- Eastern
- North Central
- Northern
- North Western
- Sabaragamuwa
- Southern
- Uva
- Western
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