Sri Lanka Country Guide

Sri Lanka Facts

  • Capital: Colombo
  • Population: 20,743,000
  • Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
  • Religions: Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data)
  • Government: republic
  • Languages: Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%
  • Climate: tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)
  • Phone Code: 94

Photos of Sri Lanka

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Festivals in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Accommodation

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Sri Lanka Flights

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Sri Lanka Tours