Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Also known as: ශ්‍රී ලංකාව (Sinhala), இலங்கை (Tamil), Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Sinhala), இலங்கை சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு (Tamil)

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean characterized by tropical forests, central highlands, fertile plains, and extensive coastlines with sandy beaches.

Sri Lanka

📍 Sri Lanka is an island country located in South Asia, in the Indian Ocean, just southeast of the Indian subcontinent. It lies south of India, separated by the Palk Strait.

As an island nation, Sri Lanka has no land borders and is surrounded entirely by the Indian Ocean.

Sri Lanka’s terrain includes coastal plains, central highlands, and mountains, with lush forests and river systems. The central region features elevated terrain and cooler climates, while the surrounding lowlands are tropical.

Its location along major Indian Ocean sea routes has historically made Sri Lanka an important center for trade, culture, and maritime exchange between Asia, the Middle East, and beyond.

Capitals

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Western Province

(Legislative Capital)

(ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කොට්ටේ, බස්නාහිර පළාත / ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர கோட்டை, மேற்கு மாகாணம்)

👥 ~115,000

Colombo, Western Province

(Executive & Administrative Capital)

(කොළඹ, බස්නාහිර පළාත / கொழும்பு, மேற்கு மாகாணம்)

👥 ~750,000

Largest Cities

Colombo, Western Province

(කොළඹ, බස්නාහිර පළාත / கொழும்பு, மேற்கு மாகாணம்)

👥~750,000

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Western Province

(දෙහිවල-මවුන්ට් ලැවිනියා, බස්නාහිර පළාත / டெஹிவளை-மவுண்ட் லவினியா, மேற்கு மாகாணம்)

👥~245,000

Moratuwa, Western Province

(මොරටුව, බස්නාහිර පළාත / மொரட்டுவை, மேற்கு மாகாணம்)

👥~185,000

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Western Province

(ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කොට්ටේ, බස්නාහිර පළාත / ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர கோட்டை, மேற்கு மாகாணம்)

👥~115,000

Kandy, Central Province

(මහනුවර, මධ්‍යම පළාත / கண்டி, மத்திய மாகாணம்)

👥~110,000

Galle, Southern Province

(ගාල්ල, දකුණු පළාත / காலி, தெற்கு மாகாணம்)

👥~95,000

Negombo, Western Province

(මීගමුව, බස්නාහිර පළාත / நீர்கொழும்பு, மேற்கு மாகாணம்)

👥~90,000

Kalmunai, Eastern Province

(කල්මුනේ, නැගෙනහිර පළාත / கல்முனை, கிழக்கு மாகாணம்)

👥~85,000

Trincomalee, Eastern Province

(ත්‍රිකුණාමලය, නැගෙනහිර පළාත / திருகோணமலை, கிழக்கு மாகாணம்)

👥~75,000

Anuradhapura, North Central Province

(අනුරාධපුර, උතුරු මැද පළාත / அனுராதபுரம், வட மத்திய மாகாணம்)

👥~55,000

Batticaloa, Eastern Province

(මඩකලපුව, නැගෙනහිර පළාත / மட்டக்களப்பு, கிழக்கு மாகாணம்)

👥~50,000

Jaffna, Northern Province

(යාපනය, උතුරු පළාත / யாழ்ப்பாணம், வட மாகாணம்)

👥~90,000

Kurunegala, North Western Province

(කුරුණෑගල, වයඹ පළාත / குருநாகல், வட மேற்கு மாகாணம்)

👥~30,000

Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province

(රත්නපුර, සබරගමුව පළාත / இரத்தினபுரி, சபரகமுவ மாகாணம்)

👥~50,000

Badulla, Uva Province

(බදුල්ල, ඌව පළාත / பதுளை, ஊவா மாகாணம்)

👥~45,000

Matara, Southern Province

(මාතර, දකුණු පළාත / மாத்தறை, தெற்கு மாகாணம்)

👥~50,000

Puttalam, North Western Province

(පුත්තලම, වයඹ පළාත / புத்தளம், வட மேற்கு மாகாணம்)

👥~45,000

Vavuniya, Northern Province

(වව්නියාව, උතුරු පළාත / வவுனியா, வட மாகாணம்)

👥~40,000

Kilinochchi, Northern Province

(කිලිනොච්චි, උතුරු පළාත / கிளிநொச்சி, வட மாகாணம்)

👥~35,000

Mannar, Northern Province

(මන්නාරම, උතුරු පළාත / மன்னார், வட மாகாணம்)

👥~30,000

Monaragala, Uva Province

(මොණරාගල, ඌව පළාත / மொணராகலை, ஊவா மாகாணம்)

👥~30,000

Polonnaruwa, North Central Province

(පොළොන්නරුව, උතුරු මැද පළාත / பொலன்னறுவை, வட மத்திய மாகாணம்)

👥~30,000

Dambulla, Central Province

(දඹුල්ල, මධ්‍යම පළාත / தம்புள்ளை, மத்திய மாகாணம்)

👥~35,000

Nuwara Eliya, Central Province

(නුවර එළිය, මධ්‍යම පළාත / நுவரெலியா, மத்திய மாகாணம்)

👥~30,000

Road System (South Asian Island Infrastructure)

Drives On: Left

Sri Lanka follows left-hand traffic regulations.

Electrical System (Power Plug Types)

Primary Plug Types: Type D, Type G & Type M

Sri Lanka uses multiple plug types due to mixed historical and modern infrastructure.

What is the Internet TLD for Sri Lanka?

A top-level domain (TLD) is the last section of a website address that appears after the final dot.

Country-code top-level domains are called ccTLDs and are assigned to countries and territories around the world.

Examples:

.in = India .pk = Pakistan .bd = Bangladesh

Sri Lanka uses:

.lk

What is the ISO Code for Sri Lanka?

ISO country codes come from the international standard ISO 3166 created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Sri Lanka is a sovereign island nation in South Asia.

ISO 3166-1 codes are the two-letter country codes such as LK. These are called Level-1 ISO codes.

Sri Lanka is assigned:

LK

Official ISO country name:

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Subdivision codes do not have flag emojis.

ISO-2 Code: LK

ISO-3 Code: LKA

ISO Numeric Code: 144

LK

Sri Lanka (ISO 3166-1)

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Unicode Flag Code: U+1F1F1 U+1F1F0

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Sri Lanka National Anthem

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National Symbol:

"ශ්‍රී ලංකා මාතාව"( Sinhala )

"இலங்கைத் தாய்" (Tamil)

(Translated: "Mother Sri Lanks"")

Sri Lanka does not have an official, legislated national motto in the same way many other nations do. However, the national anthem, "Sri Lanka Matha" ("Mother Sri Lanka"), is considered the primary national symbol. The phrase "Sri Lanka Jaya Wewa" (Victory to Sri Lanka) is also commonly used patriotically.

Sri Lanka National Anthem: