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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
- Capital
- Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Sri Lankan rupee
- Languages
- Sinhala and Tamil
- People
- About 2.2 crore
- Size
- About 65,610 km²
- Leader
- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Free since
- 4 February 1948
- About the capital
- Colombo is the business capital.
- Time
- The same time as India: at 12 noon in India, it is 12 noon in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
⭐ On the map, Sri Lanka is shaped like a teardrop falling from India.
Your Sri Lanka stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Sri Lanka
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Sri Lanka
Turn the globe with your finger. Sri Lanka has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Sri Lanka and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 50 times the size of Sri Lanka.
- PeopleIndia has about 66 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 2.2 crore in Sri Lanka.
- DistanceSri Jayawardenepura Kotte is about 2,400 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeSri Lanka is the same time as India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 12 noon in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Sri Lanka, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Sri Lanka
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Sri Lanka's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Sri Lanka back on the map
Sri Lanka and its neighbour have fallen off the map. Can you put them both back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Sri Lanka worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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