Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is in Asia, in the South Asia region. It has more than one capital: Colombo and Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. It has a population of about 21.8 million and an area of 65,610 km². Its flag has 5 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is yellow, at 40.4% of the total.
The flag of Sri Lanka as a pie chart
- Yellow 40.4%
- Maroon 34.4%
- Orange 11.5%
- Dark green 11.4%
- Black 2.4%
- Design
- Complex design (cross, diagonal, triangle or canton)
- Symbol
- Has a lion
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Sri Lanka at a glance
- Capitals
- Colombo and Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- South Asia
- Official languages
- Sinhala and Tamil
- Currency
- Sri Lankan rupee
- National day
- February 4
- Highest point
- Pidurutalagala (about 2,520 meters)
- Area
- 65,610 km²88th smallest out of 208
- Population
- 21.8 million62nd most populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 331.6 people/km²31st most densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 108.8 billion72nd highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 5,00272nd lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 77.7 years69th highest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from the United Kingdom
- Joined the UN in 1955
- Drives on the left
Fun facts about Sri Lanka
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- It has a sacred fig tree planted more than 2,200 years ago, the oldest human-planted tree with a known planting date. Source: Wikipedia (en) - Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi
- It's one of the world's biggest tea exporters, and its tea is sold under the name the country had until 1972. Source: Wikipedia (en) - Ceylon tea
- In 1960 it elected the world's first female head of government: Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Source: Wikipedia (es) - Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Neighboring countries
Sri Lanka has no land borders with other countries.
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.