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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

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Region

Asia

Capital

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Population

21,919,000

Area

65,610 km²

General Information

Common Name: Sri Lanka
Official Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sub-region: Southern Asia
Status: Officially-assigned
Independent: Yes
UN Member: Yes

Native Names

SIN:
  • Official: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය
  • Common: ශ්‍රී ලංකාව
TAM:
  • Official: இலங்கை சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு
  • Common: இலங்கை

Languages

Sinhala Tamil

Currencies

LKR:
  • Name: Sri Lankan rupee
  • Symbol: Rs රු

Bordering Countries

IND

Timezones

UTC+05:30

Name of the Country in Different Languages

ARA:
  • Official: جمهورية سريلانكا الديمقراطية الشعبية
  • Common: سريلانكا
BRE:
  • Official: Republik Demokratel ha Sokialour Sri Lanka
  • Common: Sri Lanka
CES:
  • Official: Srílanská demokratická socialistická republika
  • Common: Srí Lanka
CYM:
  • Official: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
  • Common: Sri Lanka
DEU:
  • Official: Demokratische Sozialistische Republik Sri Lanka
  • Common: Sri Lanka
EST:
  • Official: Sri Lanka Demokraatlik Sotsialistlik Vabariik
  • Common: Sri Lanka
FIN:
  • Official: Sri Lankan demokraattinen sosialistinen tasavalta
  • Common: Sri Lanka
FRA:
  • Official: République démocratique socialiste du Sri Lanka
  • Common: Sri Lanka
HRV:
  • Official: Demokratska Socijalističke Republike Šri Lanke
  • Common: Šri Lanka
HUN:
  • Official: Srí Lanka-i Demokratikus Szocialista Köztársaság
  • Common: Srí Lanka
ITA:
  • Official: Repubblica democratica socialista dello Sri Lanka
  • Common: Sri Lanka
JPN:
  • Official: スリランカ民主社会主義共和国
  • Common: スリランカ
KOR:
  • Official: 스리랑카 민주 사회주의 공화국
  • Common: 스리랑카
NLD:
  • Official: Democratische Socialistische Republiek Sri Lanka
  • Common: Sri Lanka
PER:
  • Official: جمهوری دموکراتیک سوسیالیستی سری‌لانکا
  • Common: سری‌لانکا
POL:
  • Official: Demokratyczno-Socjalistyczna Republika Sri Lanki
  • Common: Sri Lanka
POR:
  • Official: República Democrática Socialista do Sri Lanka
  • Common: Sri Lanka
RUS:
  • Official: Демократическая Социалистическая Республика Шри-Ланка
  • Common: Шри-Ланка
SLK:
  • Official: Srílanská demokratická socialistická republika
  • Common: Srí Lanka
SPA:
  • Official: República Democrática Socialista de Sri Lanka
  • Common: Sri Lanka
SRP:
  • Official: Демократска Социјалистичка Република Сри Ланка
  • Common: Сри Ланка
SWE:
  • Official: Demokratiska socialistiska republiken Sri Lanka
  • Common: Sri Lanka
TUR:
  • Official: Sri Lanka Demokratik Sosyalist Cumhuriyeti
  • Common: Sri Lanka
URD:
  • Official: جمہوری و اشتراکی جمہوریہ سری لنکا
  • Common: سری لنکا
ZHO:
  • Official: 斯里兰卡民主社会主义共和国
  • Common: 斯里兰卡
Location Map

Coordinates: 7.0000°, 81.0000°

Current Weather

20°C

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed 3 km/h
Data from Open-Meteo
Exchange Rates

Base Currency: LKR
Last updated: Jan 24, 2026

LKR/USD 0.0032
LKR/EUR 0.0028
LKR/GBP 0.0024
LKR/JPY 0.5130
LKR/CAD 0.0045
LKR/AUD 0.0047
LKR/CHF 0.0026
LKR/CNY 0.0225
Data from ExchangeRate-API
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Coordinates

Latitude:

Longitude: 81°

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