Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
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Capital |
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Administrative) Colombo (Commercial) 6°56′N 79°52′E / 6.933°N 79.867°E |
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Largest city | Colombo | ||||
Official languages | |||||
Recognized | English | ||||
Religion |
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Demonym | Sri Lankan | ||||
Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic | ||||
Maithripala Sirisena | |||||
Ranil Wickremesinghe | |||||
Karu Jayasuriya | |||||
K. Sripavan | |||||
Legislature | Parliament | ||||
Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
• Dominion
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4 February 1948 | ||||
• Republic
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22 May 1972 | ||||
7 September 1978 | |||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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65,610 km2 (25,330 sq mi) (122nd) | ||||
• Water (%)
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4.4 | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2012 census
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20,277,597 (57th) | ||||
• Density
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309/km2 (800.3/sq mi) (40th) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$237.791 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$11,189 | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$82.239 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$3,870 | ||||
Gini (2010) | 36.4 medium |
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HDI (2014) |
0.757 high · 73rd |
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Currency | Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) | ||||
Time zone | SLST (UTC+5:30) | ||||
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Drives on the | left | ||||
Calling code | +94 | ||||
ISO 3166 code | LK | ||||
Internet TLD | |||||
Website
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National symbols of Sri Lanka | |
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Flag | Lion Flag |
Emblem | Gold Lion Passant |
Anthem | "Sri Lanka Matha" |
Butterfly | Troides darsius |
Bird | Sri Lanka junglefowl |
Flower | Blue water lily |
Tree | Ceylon ironwood (nā) |
Sport | Volleyball |
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Coordinates: 7°N 81°E / 7°N 81°E
Sri Lanka (/sriː ˈlɑːŋkə, -ˈlæŋkə/ or i/ʃriː-/;Sinhalese: ශ්රී ලංකා Śrī Laṃkā, Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia near south-east India. Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest.