| Capital | Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte 6°54′N 79°54′E |
| Largest city | Colombo |
| Official language(s) | Sinhala |
| Tamil |
| Demonym | Sri Lankan |
| Government | Unitary presidential democratic socialist republic |
| * President * Prime Minister * Speaker of the Parliament * Chief Justice |
Mahinda Rajapaksa D. M. Jayaratne Chamal Rajapaksa Shirani Bandaranayake |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
| * Dominion * Republic |
4 February 1948 22 May 1972 |
| Area | |
| * Total * Water (%) |
65,610 km² (25,332 sq mi) 4.4 |
| Population | |
| * 2012 census * Density |
20,277,597 323/km² |
| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
| * Total * Per capita |
$126.887 billion $6,135 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
| * Total * Per capita |
$64.914 billion $3,139 |
| Gini (2010) | 36 (medium) |
| HDI (2011) | 0.691 (medium) |
| Currency | Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) |
| Time zone | SLST (UTC+5:30) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
| Drives on the | left |
| ISO 3166 code | LK |
| Internet TLD | .lk |
| .ලංකා | |
| .இலங்கை |
| Calling code | 94 |
 - Flag of Sri Lanka - |
 - Emblem of Sri Lanka - |
- Anthem: Sri Lanka Matha - |
 - Location of Sri Lanka - |
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