Where is Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka is a country in Southern Asia, bordered by India.
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Crazy but True
Sri Lanka elected the world's first female head of government. Sirimavo Bandaranaike became prime minister in 1960, decades before any Western country did the same, and her daughter later served as president while she was prime minister again.
Sri Lanka facts
- Capital
- Colombo
- Population
- 21,756,000 (2025)
- Area
- 65,610 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Southern Asia
- Currency
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
- Languages
- Sinhala and Tamil
- Coordinates
- 7°, 81°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- LK · LKA
How Sri Lanka compares
- Sri Lanka is the 121st largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Georgia and larger than Lithuania.
- It is the 62nd most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 1 country.
- Within Asia, it is the 35th largest of 45 countries by area.