Sri Lanka, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Colombo, capital city of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a South Asian island nation known for tea exports, vibrant tourism, expanding technology industries, and globally significant biodiversity conservation.
Sri Lanka in one word would be “Tea,” meaning aromatic leaves.
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka armorial
Sri Lanka is a country located in the Southern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Easy learning about Sri Lanka |
The capital city of Sri Lanka is Colombo.
| Sri Lanka is located in | Southern Asia Asia Continent |
| Sri Lanka has a population of | 22,971,617 inhabitants within a total area of 65,610 Km2 (40,768 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Sri Lanka’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 100 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.20 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Sri Lanka HDI ranks in position nº 89 worldwide HDI of 0.776 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Sri Lanka’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 44 countries Sri Lanka passport ranks 92nd 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 has a score of 486 ranks 73rd worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 7° 00' N, 81° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| 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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