Local Name:Sri Lanka |
Captial:Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte |
Continent:Asia |
Major Cities:Kotte is suburb of Colombo |
Government |
Constitutional Form:Republic |
Head of State:Executive |
Basis of Executive: Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
Head of State:President Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Head of Government:Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne |
Area |
Area Rank: 123 |
Total Area: 65,610 km2(25,330 sqmi) |
Land: 64,630 km2(24,950 sqmi) |
Water: 980 km2(380 sqmi) |
Water in Percent: 1.49% |
Population |
Population Rank: 56 |
Population: 20,653,000 |
Date: 1-Jul-10 |
World Population: 0.30% |
Source : Official estimate |
Languages:Sinhala, Tamil |
Currency |
Currency: Sri Lankan rupee |
Currency Sign: Rs |
Currency ISO Code: LKR |
Fractional Unit: Cent |
Number to Basic: 100 |
Time Zone:UTC+05:30 (SLT) |
International Codes |
ISD Code: +94 |
ISO Code A2: LK |
ISO Code A3: LKA |
ISO Number: 144 |
Coordinates |
Latitude: 7 |
Longitude: 81 |
Information: Sri Lanka News |
Drive on:Left side |