🇱🇰Sri Lanka
śrī laṃkāva
Sri Lanka is a sovereign country in Southern Asia, Asia. Its capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. It has a population of about 21,919,000 across 65,610 km² — roughly 334 people per km². The currency is the Sri Lankan rupee (LKR Rs). Official languages are Sinhalese and Tamil. Its ISO 3166 codes are LK, LKA, 144, and the international calling code is +94.
Key facts about Sri Lanka
GET/alpha/LKOther names for Sri Lanka
Largest cities in Sri Lanka (12)
GET/cities?country=LK- 1Colombo648,034 people
- 2Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia219,827 people
- 3Maharagama195,355 people
- 4Jaffna169,102 people
- 5Moratuwa168,280 people
- 6Negombo137,223 people
- 7Pita Kotte118,179 people
- 8Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte115,826 people
- 9Kandy111,701 people
- 10Trincomalee108,420 people
- 11Kalmunai100,171 people
- 12Galle93,118 people
Countries bordering Sri Lanka (1)
GET/borders/sri%20lankaFrequently asked questions about Sri Lanka
What is the capital of Sri Lanka?
The capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.
What is the population of Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka has a population of about 21,919,000, the 58th largest in the world.
What currency is used in Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka uses the Sri Lankan rupee (LKR, symbol Rs).
What languages are spoken in Sri Lanka?
The main languages of Sri Lanka are Sinhalese and Tamil.
What is the calling code for Sri Lanka?
The international dialing code for Sri Lanka is +94.
Which countries border Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka shares land borders with India.
Query Sri Lanka from the API
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GET countries.dev/alpha/LKGET countries.dev/alpha/LKAGET countries.dev/numericcode/144GET countries.dev/cioc/SRIGET countries.dev/name/sri%20lankaGET countries.dev/region/AsiaGET countries.dev/subregion/Southern%20AsiaGET countries.dev/currency/LKRGET countries.dev/lang/siGET countries.dev/callingcode/94GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC%2B05%3A30GET countries.dev/tld/lkGET countries.dev/demonym/Sri%20LankanGET countries.dev/capital/Sri%20Jayawardenepura%20Kotte