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SRI LANKA

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
LK · LKA INDEPENDENT 1948 "PEARL OF THE INDIAN OCEAN"
LIVE --:--:-- COLOMBO · SLST
POPULATION (WORLD BANK EST., PROJECTED) ↑ … 1 USD = … LKR (LIVE RATE) POPULATION (WORLD BANK EST., PROJECTED) ↑ … 1 USD = … LKR (LIVE RATE)
POPULATION
21.9M
AREA
65,610 km²
CAPITAL
Colombo
CURRENCY
LKR
GDP / CAPITA
$3,800
Colombo SOURCE: NATURAL EARTH (50M) · REAL BOUNDARY DATA, SIMPLIFIED

TERRITORY

HIGHEST POINT
Pidurutalagala, 2,524 m
LOWEST POINT
Indian Ocean, 0 m
COASTLINE
1,340 km
LAND BORDERS
Island nation, 0 km
TERRAIN
Coastal plains surrounding a mountainous, forested central highland.

POSITION

CAPITAL COORDINATES
6.93°N, 79.85°E
TIME ZONE
SLST, UTC+5:30 — no daylight saving
NEIGHBORS
India

GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY

GOVERNMENT
Presidential republic
RELIGION
Buddhism, ~70%
LIFE EXPECTANCY
77 years
HDI
0.780 — High (rank 78)
LANGUAGES
SinhalaOFFICIAL
TamilOFFICIAL

ECONOMY

KEY INDUSTRIES
Textiles & garments Tea processing Tourism Rubber processing
TOP EXPORTS
Garments
Tea
Rubber products
Gems
TOP IMPORTS
Textiles
Petroleum products
Machinery
LAND USE
Agricultural, 41% Forest, 29% Other, 30%

POPULATION, 1970–2024

12.5M
1970
14.7M
1980
17.3M
1990
19.1M
2000
20.3M
2010
21.9M
2020
22.2M
2024
SOURCES: WORLD BANK · CIA WORLD FACTBOOK · NATURAL EARTH · ISO 4217
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