Sri Lanka
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| Official name | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Name in local language | ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (si) ; இலங்கை சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு (ta) |
| Continent | Asia |
| Subcontinent | South Asia |
| Population (ranking: 60e) | 21,803,725 inhabitants (2019) |
| Population growth | 0.61 % / year |
| Area | 65,610 km² |
| Density | 332.32 inhabitants / km² |
| GDP (ranking: 69e) | 88.901 billions $USD (2018) |
| GDP/capita (ranking) | 4,102 $USD (2018) |
| GDP growth | 3.20 % / year (2018) |
| Life expectancy (ranking) | 76.80 years (2018) |
| Birth rate | 15.10 ‰ (2018) |
| Fertility rate | 2.20 children / woman (2016) |
| Death rate (ranking) | 6.40 ‰ (2018) |
| Infant mortality rate (ranking) | 7.60 ‰ (2014) |
| Literacy rate | 92.63 % (2015) |
| Official languages | Sinhala, Tamil |
| Currency | Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) |
| HDI (ranking: 100e) | 0.780 / 1 (2018) |
| EPI (ranking) | 60.61 (2018) |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic |
| Head of State | President Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| National Day | 4 February (independence of 1948) |
| ISO Codes | LK, LKA |
| Demonym | Sri Lankan |
| Tourists (ranking) | 2,116,407 people (2017) |
Peace, finally, and reconstruction, difficult
Sri Lanka is an island state of the Indian subcontinent located in south-east India, in South Asia. Its capital is Colombo.
Ancient Palace of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka
Elephants, Sri Lanka
Fishermen, Sri LankaUrban areas (2017)
| Urban areas | Population |
|---|
| Colombo | 6,080,926 inhabitants |
| Jaffna | 321,478 inhabitants |
| Trinquemalay | 131,954 inhabitants |
| Kandy | 119,186 inhabitants |
| Kalmunai | 103,879 inhabitants |
| Vavuniya | 101,143 inhabitants |
| Galle | 97,209 inhabitants |
| Sri Jayawardenapura | 0 inhabitants |
Administrative divisions
| Provinces | Population | Area |
|---|
| Central | 2,722,774 inhabitants | 5,674 km² |
| Eastern | 1,677,377 inhabitants | 9,996 km² |
| North Central | 1,349,421 inhabitants | 10,472 km² |
| North Western | 2,508,185 inhabitants | 7,888 km² |
| Northern | 1,119,023 inhabitants | 8,884 km² |
| Sabaragamuwa | 2,028,478 inhabitants | 4,968 km² |
| Southern | 2,611,626 inhabitants | 5,544 km² |
| Uva | 1,349,419 inhabitants | 8,500 km² |
| Western | 6,080,926 inhabitants | 3,684 km² |
See also
