Sri Lanka

Asia · Southern Asia

Sri Lanka

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Asia · Southern Asia · Capital: Colombo

Quick facts about Sri Lanka

Official name	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Capital	Colombo
Continent & subregion	Asia · Southern Asia
Population	22,037,000 people (world rank 60)
Area	65,610 km²
Density	336 people/km²
Share of world population	0.27% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$84.1 billion
Urbanisation	20.1% urban population
Life expectancy	77.5 years
Currency	Sri Lankan rupee (Rs රු) — LKR
Languages	Sinhala, Tamil
Internet domain	`.lk`
Calling code	+94
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$3,815 · see world ranking
Internet Users	51.2% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	5.3 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	1 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	34.4% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Sri Lanka did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

India

The geographic position is roughly 7°, 81°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.