General Information
Capital
Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital)
Continent
Asia
Region
Asia
Subregion
South Asia
Currency
Sri Lankan rupees (LKR)
Languages
Sinhala (official) 87%
Tamil (official) 28.5%
English 23.8% (2012 est.)
Timezones
UTC+5
Area
65,610 km²
Map Reference
Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
Demographics
Population (2023)
22,037,000
Density
335.9 per km²
Urban Population
19.2%
Median Age
34.1 years
Life Expectancy
76.8 years
Major Cities
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
COLOMBO
Economy
GDP (2024)
$99.0B
GDP Per Capita (2023)
$3,828
Inflation (2024)
-0.4%
Unemployment (2024)
5.0%
Public Debt
79.1% of GDP
Exchange Rate (2023)
327.507 to USD
Main Exports
1.
garments
2.
tea
3.
precious stones
4.
used rubber tires
5.
rubber products (2023)
Main Imports
1.
refined petroleum
2.
fabric
3.
crude petroleum
4.
packaged medicine
5.
cotton fabric (2023)
