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Democratic Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka |
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| Anthem: "Sri Lanka Matha" ශ්රී ලංකා මාතා (Sinhala) ஸ்ரீ லங்கா தாயே (Tamil) (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)
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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 | |
| Jagath Wickramaratne | |
| Murdu Fernando | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Formation | |
| 543 BCE | |
| 377 BCE–1017 CE | |
| 1017–1232 | |
| 1232–1592 | |
| 1592–1815 | |
| 1815–1948 | |
| 4 February 1948 | |
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•
Republic
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22 May 1972 |
| 7 September 1978 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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65,610.2 km2 (25,332.2 sq mi) (120th) |
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• Water (%)
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4.4 |
| Population | |
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• 2022 estimate
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 22,037,000[8] (60th) |
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• 2012 census
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20,277,600[9] |
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• Density
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337.7/km2 (874.6/sq mi) (43rd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
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• Total
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 $318.6 billion[10] (60th) |
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• Per capita
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$14,234[10] (101th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
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• Total
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 $84.3 billion[a][11] (79th) |
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• Per capita
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$3,293[10] (132nd) |
| Gini (2016) |  39.8[12]medium inequality |
| HDI (2022) | 0.780[13] high (78th) |
| Currency | Sri Lankan rupee (Rs), (රු) (LKR) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (SLST) |
| Date format | yyyy-mm-dd[b] |
| Drives on | Left |
| Calling code | +94 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK |
| Internet TLD | |
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Website
gov.lk |
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|
Democratic Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka |
|
|---|---|
| Anthem: "Sri Lanka Matha" ශ්රී ලංකා මාතා (Sinhala) ஸ்ரீ லங்கா தாயே (Tamil) (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 | |
| Jagath Wickramaratne | |
| Murdu Fernando | |
| 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
|
$84.3 billion[a][11] (79th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$3,293[10] (132nd) |
| Gini (2016) | 39.8[12] medium inequality |
| HDI (2022) | 0.780[13] high (78th) |
| Currency | Sri Lankan rupee (Rs), (රු) (LKR) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (SLST) |
| Date format | yyyy-mm-dd[b] |
| Drives on | Left |
| Calling code | +94 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK |
| Internet TLD | |
|
Website
gov.lk |
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