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Sri Lanka

Also Known As Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Southern Asia

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal. Independence from Britain was proclaimed on 4 February 1948. Its legislative capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, while Colombo, the largest city, is the executive and judicial capital and commercial centre.

Facts
Capital
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 2
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital; Colombo, the largest city, serves as the executive and judicial capital and commercial centre.
Population
21,756,000 2
2025 mid-year estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
67,240 2
Independence or Founding Year
1948 2
The Soulbury constitution ushered in dominion status, with independence from Britain proclaimed on 4 February 1948.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Upper-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Sri Lanka

Cities

Anuradhapura

Sri Lanka

Colombo

Sri Lanka

Galle

Sri Lanka

Jaffna

Sri Lanka

Kandy

Sri Lanka

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Sri Lanka

Trincomalee

Sri Lanka
Connections

Associated With

Colombo, Cities

Colombo is Sri Lanka's executive, judicial and commercial capital. It served as the full seat of government until 1982, when legislative and administrative functions relocated to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

Source Colombo (Wikipedia)
South Asia, Regions
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Cities

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is Sri Lanka's legislative and administrative capital, the seat of Parliament since 1982.

Source Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Wikipedia)
Western Province, States or Territories

Western Province is a province of Sri Lanka.

Source Western Province (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Bay of Bengal, Bodies of Water

The bay's southern limit is defined by a line from Sri Lanka to Sumatra.

Source Bay of Bengal (Wikipedia)
Palk Strait, Bodies of Water

Has Capital

Colombo, Cities

Colombo is Sri Lanka's executive and judicial capital. Legislative and administrative functions moved to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte in 1982, which is the country's official administrative capital.

Source Colombo (Wikipedia)
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Cities

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte has been Sri Lanka's official legislative and administrative capital since 1982, when Parliament relocated there from Colombo.

Source Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Avabai Wadia

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Christopher Weeramantry

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Christopher Weeramantry
Neville Samarakoon

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Sarath N. Silva

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Shirani Bandaranayake

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Shirani Bandaranayake - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Upatissa Atapattu Bandaranayake Wasala Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Shirani Anshumala Bandaranayake (born April 1958), known as Shirani Bandaranayake (Sinhala: ශිරාණි බණ්ඩාරනායක), served as the 43rd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.
William Alfred Tilleke

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: William Alfred Tilleke
Senarath Attanayake

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Senarath AttanayakeLead
Quote, Lead
Attanayake Mudiyanselage Kithsiri Senarath Bandara Attanayake (12 August 1966 – 29 August 2017) known as Senarath Attanayake was a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer.
Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (née Ratwatte; 17 April 1916 – 10 October 2000), commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan stateswoman who thrice served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1960 to 1965, from 1970 to 1977, and from 1994 to 2000.
Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
In 2016, she became the first Sri Lankan to summit Mount Everest.
Johann Peries

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Johann Peries (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Sri Lankan adventurer, mountaineer, and hair stylist
Lasith Malinga

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Lasith Malinga (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Sri Lankan former cricketer
Lucion Pushparaj

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Lucion Pushparaj (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Sri Lankan male IFBB professional bodybuilder.
Mahela Jayawardene

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Mahela Jayawardene (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Sri Lankan former professional cricketer, captain, and batsman of the Sri Lankan national cricket team
Muttiah Muralitharan

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Muttiah Muralitharan
Ransilu Jayathilake

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ransilu Jayathilake (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Sri Lankan powerlifter.
Sanath Jayasuriya

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Sanath Jayasuriya (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Sri Lankan former cricketer, captain, cricket administrator and coach

Origin Of

Basil

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Bibikkan

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Bibikkan (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
is a traditional Sri Lankan coconut cake
Cinnamon

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Cinnamon (Wikipedia)tier 3
Frikkadel

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Hoppers

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Hoppers (Wikipedia)tier 3
Java Plum

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Purdue University NewCROP: Jambolan (Fruits of Warm Climates, Julia F. Morton)Origin and Distribution
Quote, Origin and Distribution
Origin and Distribution The jambolan is native in India, Burma, Ceylon and the Andaman Islands.
Kiribath

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Kottu Roti

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Kottu, Wikipedia
Lamprais

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Mallung

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Mallung (source article)Lead [in-cuisine]
Quote, Lead [in-cuisine]
is a shredded vegetable Sri Lankan dish
Sri Lankan Cuisine

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Agnes de Silva

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Agnes de Silva
Villu Paatu

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Villu Paatu - Wikipedia
Sinhalese

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Location Of

Sri Lankan Civil War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Sri Lankan civil war - WikipediaInfobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Sri Lanka

Site Of

Sigiriya

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Sigiriya (Wikipedia)tier 3
Adam Peak (Sri Pada)

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Anuradhapura (Sri Maha Bodhi)

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Henry Steel Olcott

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Sanghamitta

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa)

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Asia-Africa Growth Corridor

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Colombo Stock Exchange

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

University of Colombo

Also in Education Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source University of Colombo (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The University of Colombo (informally Colombo University or UoC) is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka national cricket team

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Sri Lanka national cricket team (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
represents Sri Lanka in men's international cricket

Found There

Cretan Brake

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cucumber

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cyperus alternifolius

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Dalbergia melanoxylon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Dendrocalamus giganteus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Diplazium Esculentum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Dipterocarpus alatus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Dusky roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros ater (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Sri Lanka
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Sri Lanka
Papua New Guinea · Sri Lanka · Thailand
Eggplant

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Elaeocarpus serratus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Fringed Ornamental Tarantula

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Poecilotheria ornata (Wikipedia)Distribution: Sri Lanka
Quote, Distribution: Sri Lanka
Poecilotheria ornata, known as the fringed ornamental or ornate tiger spider, is a large arboreal tarantula, which is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Fulvus roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros fulvus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Sri Lanka
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Sri Lanka
Pakistan · Sri Lanka
Gerrhopilidae

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant Bamboo

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant Salvinia

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Glebionis segetum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Golden Apple Snail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Golden palm civet

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Golden palm civet (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The golden palm civet (Paradoxurus zeylonensis) is a viverrid endemic to Sri Lanka.
Golden Polypody

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Gorse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Gray slender loris

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gray slender loris (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
It is native to India and Sri Lanka and inhabits subtropical and tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Greater bandicoot rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Greater bandicoot rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range sri-lanka
Quote, Lead, range sri-lanka
found in Bangladesh, China, India, eastern Pakistan, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam
Grey Field Slug

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Grey heron

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Grizzled giant squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Grizzled giant squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
found in the highlands of the Central and Uva provinces of Sri Lanka
Hipposideros srilankaensis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros srilankaensis (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Sri Lanka
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Humpback Anglerfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Hydrophis viperinus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Hydrophis viperinus (Wikipedia)Distribution, IUCN countries
Quote, Distribution, IUCN countries
IUCN lists the following countries: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India (Andaman Is., Nicobar Is.), Indonesia, Iran Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
Indian brown mongoose

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Indian brown mongoose (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
native to the Western Ghats in India and the western coast in Sri Lanka
Indian bush rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Indian bush rat (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
It also occurs in Sri Lanka.
Indian flying fox

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Indian flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sri Lanka
Quote, Distribution, Sri Lanka
The Indian flying fox is found across the Indian subcontinent, including in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Tibet, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Indian giant flying squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Animal Diversity Web: Petaurista philippensis (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
they have a patchy distribution in Sri Lanka and India
Indian grey mongoose

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Indian grey mongoose (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh
Indian hare

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Indian hare (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The Indian hare inhabits open grassy areas, cultivated plains, semi-arid and arid plains, and hills throughout the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka.
Indian palm squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Indian palm squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Indian palm squirrel or three-striped palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found naturally in India (south of the Vindhyas), Pakistan (eastern districts of Karachi), Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Indian roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros lankadiva (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Sri Lanka
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Sri Lanka
Myanmar · Sri Lanka
Ipomoea violacea

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ivory Ornamental Tarantula

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Poecilotheria subfusca (Wikipedia)Distribution: Sri Lanka
Quote, Distribution: Sri Lanka
It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Japanese Climbing Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Kapok

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lantana Camara

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Layard's palm squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Layard's palm squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Layard's palm squirrel or flame-striped jungle squirrel (Funambulus layardi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae endemic to Sri Lanka.
Lemon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Leschenault's rousette

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Leschenault's rousette (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sri Lanka
Quote, Distribution, Sri Lanka
Leschenault's rousette is found in southern Asia where it occurs in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, southern China (including Macau and Hong Kong), Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra, Java, Bali and the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia.
Lesser bandicoot rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lesser bandicoot rat (Wikipedia)Lead, pest status
Quote, Lead, pest status
are considered a pest in the cereal crops and gardens of Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka
Little Indian field mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Little Indian field mouse (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
Long-winged tomb bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous longimanus - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Sri Lanka
Quote, Country distribution, Sri Lanka
Country distribution Bangladesh · Brunei · Cambodia · India · Indonesia · Laos · Malaysia · Myanmar · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Thailand
Loris

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: LorisSection: Description
Quote, Section: Description
They are found in tropical and woodland forests of India, Sri Lanka, and parts of southeast Asia.
Magam Ornamental Tarantula

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Poecilotheria vittata (Wikipedia)Distribution: Sri Lanka
Quote, Distribution: Sri Lanka
It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Mangrove Horseshoe Crab

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Sri Lanka (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
  • Lead section
    Its executive and judicial capital is Colombo, which is also its largest city and the political, financial and cultural centre of the country; neighboring Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital.
  • Infobox: area_km2
    67,240
  • Demographics section, 2025
    21,756,000 (2025 mid-year estimate)
  • History section, independence
    The Soulbury constitution ushered in dominion status, with independence proclaimed on 4 February 1948.
  • Introduction
    Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive, lower reliability tier): The World Factbook: Sri Lanka (Government, Administrative divisions)
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive, lower reliability tier)
  • Geography, Coastline
    1,340 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
  • Encompasses: Western Province, Government: Administrative divisions
    9 provinces; Central, Eastern, North Central, Northern, North Western
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record LKA, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record LKA, incomeLevel
"name": "Sri Lanka", "region": { "id": "SAS", "iso2code": "8S", "value": "South Asia" }, "adminregion": { "id": "SAS", "iso2code": "8S", "value": "South Asia" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "UMC", "iso2code": "XT", "value": "Upper middle income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Sri Lanka
Wikidata Q854, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Colombo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Colombo, Lead section
    Colombo ( kə-LUM-boh; Sinhala: කොළඹ, romanised: Koḷam̆ba, IPA: [ˈkoləᵐbə]; Tamil: கொழும்பு, romanised: Koḻumpu, IPA: [koɻumbɯ]) is Sri Lanka's executive and judicial capital, as well as the country's most populous city.
  • Has Capital: Colombo, Lead section
    Colombo ( kə-LUM-boh; Sinhala: කොළඹ, romanised: Koḷam̆ba, IPA: [ˈkoləᵐbə]; Tamil: கொழும்பு, romanised: Koḻumpu, IPA: [koɻumbɯ]) is Sri Lanka's executive and judicial capital, as well as the country's most populous city.
View the Source
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Lead section
    Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte...is the legislative capital city of Sri Lanka.
  • Has Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Lead section
    Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte...is the legislative capital city of Sri Lanka.
View the Source
Bay of Bengal (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Bay of Bengal, Lead section
Quote, Bordered By Water: Bay of Bengal, Lead section
a line between Sangaman Kanda in Sri Lanka, and the northwesternmost point of Sumatra in Indonesia.
View the Source
Wikidata: Yala National Park
Encompasses: Yala National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Encompasses: Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Bar Reef
Encompasses: Bar Reef, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source

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