Basic Information of Sri Lanka Country/Region

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Country/Region Basic Information

Country Name Sri Lanka
English Name Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka)
Other Spellings
LK
ilaṅkai
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Own Country Name ශ්‍රී ලංකාව (ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය)
National Flag Nation Flag
National Emblem coat of arms
Capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Starts Every Week on Monday
Capital Coordinates 6.89,79.9
Land Area 65,610
Population 21,919,000
2-Letter Country Code LK
3-Letter Country Code LKA
Country Numeric Code 144
Time Zone UTC+05:30
Latitude and Longitude 7,81
Official Language [sin]Sinhala [tam]Tamil
International Dialing Code +94
Primary Currency [LKR]Sri Lankan rupee (Rs රු)
Independence Yes
Landlocked No
UN Member Yes
Top-Level Domain (TLD) .lk,.இலங்கை,.ලංකා
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Region Asia
Subregion Southern Asia
Continent Asia
Neighboring Countries India