Sri Lanka
śrī laṃkāva
Sri Lanka is a presidential republic, located in Southern Asia. Buddhism is the predominant religion. Its capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. About 21.8 million people live there (2025).
- Capital
- Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Population
- 21,756,000 (2025)
- Region
- Asia (Southern Asia)
- Area
- 65,610 km²
- Demonym
- Sri Lankan
- Languages
- Sinhalese, Tamil
- Form of Government
- Presidential republic
- Religion
- Buddhism (70.2%)
Hinduism (12.6%)
Islam (9.7%) - Currency
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
- GDP
- $108.8B (2025)