Country profile
Sri Lanka
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka · Southern Asia
👥 Population
21,756,000
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Colombo
🗺 Area
65,610 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$108.83B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.776
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
332 /km²
💱 Currency
LKR
Sri Lankan rupee
🗣 Languages
Sinhala, Tamil
About Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) is a country in Southern Asia, with Colombo as its capital. It is home to roughly 21.76 million people, giving a population density of about 332 people per square kilometre. The country covers 65,610 km² of land and shares land borders with 1 neighbouring country. Its economy is valued at approximately $108.83B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.776. The official currency is the Sri Lankan rupee (LKR), and the main languages are Sinhala, Tamil.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$342.6B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$15,633
GDP growth
5.0%
Inflation
-4.8%
Unemployment
4.0%
👥 People
Life expectancy
77.7 yrs
Fertility rate
1.95
Pop. growth
-0.7%
Urban population
20.5%
Infant mortality /1k
5.2
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
54.6%
Literacy rate
92.7%
Physicians /1k
1.14
Renewable energy
48.8%
Travel & practical
Capital
Colombo
Currency
LKR
Dialing code
+94
Internet TLD
.lk
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Fun facts about Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka is the 62nd most populous country in the world, with about 21.76 million people.
- By land area it is the 120th-largest country in the world, covering 65,610 km².
- It has the world's 70th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($108.83B).
- Sri Lanka shares land borders with 1 country.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.776.
- Sri Lanka has a population density of about 332 people per square kilometre.
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