LK
Sri Lanka
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka sits in Southern Asia and uses LKR - Sri Lankan rupee (Rs රු). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Population
21.8M
Area
65.6K km2
Population
21.8M
21,756,000 people
Area
65.6K km2
65,610 square kilometers
Density
332/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
6.89, 79.9
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Sri Lanka, officially listed here as Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Sri Lanka, LK, LKA, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Sri Lanka is grouped under Asia, more specifically Southern Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 21,756,000 people and a land area of 65,610 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 332 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 7, 81, while the capital coordinate reference is 6.89, 79.9. Sri Lanka has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Colombo, Kesbewa, Mount Lavinia, Maharagama and Gampaha. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Sri Lanka, capital of Sri Lanka, and major urban areas in Sri Lanka. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Sri Lanka uses calling code +94, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+05:30. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Apr 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists LKR - Sri Lankan rupee (Rs රු), while language records include Sinhala and Tamil. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as CL. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 37.7 for 2019.
How to use this profile
This Sri Lanka profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
LK / LKA
Top-level domains
.lk, .இலங்கை, .ලංකා
Continents
Asia
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
CL
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Sri Lanka is represented by the LK country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Colombo
Western
2,323,826
primary
#2
Kesbewa
Western
243,842
City
#3
Mount Lavinia
Western
234,559
City
#4
Maharagama
Western
195,355
City
#5
Gampaha
Western
191,040
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+94
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+05:30
Languages
Sinhala, Tamil
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
37.7
2019