| 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 |