Sri Lanka

Summary of Sri Lanka located in Asia.   Back to All Countries List

Offical Flag of Sri Lanka
FIPS Code :   CE
ISO Code :   LK
ISO 3 Code :   LKA
Numeric ISO :   144
Continent :   Asia
Area in (Sq KM) :   65610
DMS :   7° 52' 22.99" N, 80° 46' 18.47" E
Phone Code :   94
Currency :   Rupee (LKR)
In Native :   ශ්‍රී ලංකාව

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal and southeast of the Arabian Sea. It is geographically separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and centre of commerce.

February 4 Sri Lanka National Day: Marks independence from British rule on February 4th 1948
 
Capital :   Colombo
Neighbour Countries :   Sri Lanka has no neighbour countries.
Languages :   Sinhala,   Tamil,   English

Regions in Sri Lanka

Central Province
Eastern Province
North Central Province
North Western Province
Northern Province
Sabaragamuwa Province
Southern Province
Uva Province
Western Province

Time zones in Sri Lanka

Countries can have more than one time zone. Date time has been calculated using UTC.

Time Zone Id GMT Offset Current Date Time
Asia/Colombo 5.5 Friday, April 4, 2025 4:43:52 AM

Time Zone Name GMT Offset Current Date Time
Sri Lanka Standard Time 5.5 Friday, April 4, 2025 4:43:52 AM

Largest Cities and Populated Areas of Sri Lanka

Colombo
Jaffna
Kalmunai
Kandy
Moratuwa
Negombo
Pita Kotte
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
Trincomalee