Asia · Southern AsiaLK · +94
Country profile / LK
Sri Lanka
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Locally: ශ්රී ලංකාව · இலங்கை
Capital
Colombo
Region
Asia
ISO
LK
Local time in Sri Lanka
live · IANAColombo
Asia/Colombo
Reference ledger
CapitalColomboAdministrative seat
LanguagesSinhala, Tamil2 listed
CurrenciesSri Lankan rupee1 listed
Time zonesAsia/Colombo1 IANA identifier
Area65,610 km²Ranked 123 of 241 by area
Dialing+94International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 49% of places in this atlas.
At 65,610 km², Sri Lanka ranks 123 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#123by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
1Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code LK is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +94 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Asia/Colombo should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOLK
Borders1
Time zones1