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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a country in Southern Asia, covering 65,610 km². Its capital is Colombo.

Sri Lanka at a glance

Official name
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Capital
Colombo
Continent
Asia
Region
Southern Asia
Area
65,610 km²
Languages
Sinhala and Tamil
Currency
Sri Lankan rupee
Landlocked
No
Status
Country
ISO code
LK / LKA

Largest cities in Sri Lanka

  1. 1Colombo648,034
  2. 2Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia219,827
  3. 3Moratuwa185,031
  4. 4Jaffna169,102
  5. 5Negombo137,223
  6. 6Pita Kotte118,179
  7. 7Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte115,826
  8. 8Kandy111,701
  9. 9Trincomalee108,420
  10. 10Kalmunai100,171

Population figures from GeoNames.

Countries bordering Sri Lanka

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