Democratic Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka |
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Anthem: "Sri Lanka Matha" ශ්රී ලංකා මාතා (Sinhala) ஸ்ரீ லங்கா தாயே (Tamil)[a] (English: "Mother Sri Lanka") |
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Capital |
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Largest city | Colombo |
Official languages | |
Recognised language | English |
Ethnic groups
(2012
[4])
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|
Religion
(2012)
|
70.2% Buddhism (official)[5] 12.6% Hinduism 9.7% Islam 7.4% Christianity 0.1% other / none |
Demonym(s) | Sri Lankan |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic[6] |
Anura Kumara Dissanayake | |
Harini Amarasuriya | |
Vacant | |
Jayantha Jayasuriya | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Formation | |
543 BCE | |
377 BCE–1017 CE | |
1017–1232 | |
1232–1592 | |
1592–1815 | |
1815–1948 | |
4 February 1948 | |
•
Republic
|
22 May 1972 |
7 September 1978 | |
Area | |
• Total
|
65,610.2 km2 (25,332.2 sq mi) (120th) |
• Water (%)
|
4.4 |
Population | |
• 2022 estimate
|
22,037,000[8] (60th) |
• 2012 census
|
20,277,600[9] |
• Density
|
337.7/km2 (874.6/sq mi) (43rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$318.6 billion[10] (60th) |
• Per capita
|
$14,234[10] (101th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$73.7 billion[10] (79th) |
• Per capita
|
$3,293[10] (132nd) |
Gini (2016) | 39.8[11] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.780[12] high (78th) |
Currency | Sri Lankan rupee (Rs) (LKR) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (SLST) |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +94 |
ISO 3166 code | LK |
Internet TLD | |
Website
gov.lk |
Democratic Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka |
|
---|---|
Anthem: "Sri Lanka Matha" ශ්රී ලංකා මාතා (Sinhala) ஸ்ரீ லங்கா தாயே (Tamil)[a] (English: "Mother Sri Lanka") |
|
Capital |
|
Largest city | Colombo |
Official languages | |
Recognised language | English |
Ethnic groups
(2012
[4])
|
|
Religion
(2012)
|
70.2% Buddhism (official)[5] 12.6% Hinduism 9.7% Islam 7.4% Christianity 0.1% other / none |
Demonym(s) | Sri Lankan |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic[6] |
Anura Kumara Dissanayake | |
Harini Amarasuriya | |
Vacant | |
Jayantha Jayasuriya | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Formation | |
543 BCE | |
377 BCE–1017 CE | |
1017–1232 | |
1232–1592 | |
1592–1815 | |
1815–1948 | |
4 February 1948 | |
•
Republic
|
22 May 1972 |
7 September 1978 | |
Area | |
• Total
|
65,610.2 km2 (25,332.2 sq mi) (120th) |
• Water (%)
|
4.4 |
Population | |
• 2022 estimate
|
22,037,000[8] (60th) |
• 2012 census
|
20,277,600[9] |
• Density
|
337.7/km2 (874.6/sq mi) (43rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$318.6 billion[10] (60th) |
• Per capita
|
$14,234[10] (101th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$73.7 billion[10] (79th) |
• Per capita
|
$3,293[10] (132nd) |
Gini (2016) | 39.8[11] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.780[12] high (78th) |
Currency | Sri Lankan rupee (Rs) (LKR) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (SLST) |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +94 |
ISO 3166 code | LK |
Internet TLD | |
Website
gov.lk |