SRI LANKA

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka · LK / LKA / 144

ISO 3166-1 LKA · 144

Sri Lanka is a southern asia country in Asia. It has a population of 21,670,000, uses LKR, speaks Sinhala and Tamil.

Population 21,670,000

Area (km²) 65,610

Capital Colombo

Region Southern Asia

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ISO alpha-3: LKA
ISO numeric: 144
Calling code: +94
TLD: .lk
Driving side: —
Currencies: LKR
Languages: sin, tam
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇱🇰

Cities

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Colombo Western Province 648,034

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Western Province 219,827

Maharagama Western Province 195,355

Jaffna Northern Province 169,102

Moratuwa Western Province 168,280

Negombo Western Province 137,223

Pita Kotte Western Province 118,179

Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Western Province 115,826

Kandy Central Province 111,701

Trincomalee Eastern Province 108,420

Kalmunai Eastern Province 100,171

Galle Southern Province 93,118

Point Pedro Northern Province 89,810

Batticaloa Eastern Province 86,742

Katunayaka Western Province 84,643

Ambalantota Southern Province 80,506

Valvedditturai Northern Province 78,205

Matara Southern Province 76,254

Battaramulla South Western Province 75,633

Dambulla Central Province 66,716

Kolonnawa Western Province 64,887

Kotikawatta Western Province 64,565

Anuradhapura North Central Province 60,943

Vavuniya Northern Province 60,176

Beliatta Southern Province 58,675

Hendala Western Province 56,978

Ambalangoda Southern Province 56,783

Ratnapura Sabaragamuwa Province 47,832

Badulla Uva Province 47,587

Pottuvil Eastern Province 45,727

Puttalam North Western Province 45,661

Devinuwara Southern Province 45,000

Ampara Eastern Province 43,720

Welisara Western Province 41,306

Kalutara Western Province 37,081

Bentota Southern Province 37,000

Matale Central Province 36,462

Mannar Northern Province 35,817

Homagama Western Province 34,664

Beruwala Western Province 34,250

Panadura Western Province 33,735

Mulleriyawa Western Province 33,540

Kandana Western Province 33,424

Ja Ela Western Province 32,175

Wattala Western Province 30,725

Small airport

Universities

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Arthur C Clarke Institute of Modern Technologies

accimt.ac.lk

Buddhasravaka Bhikshu University

bbu.ac.lk

Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka

bpu.ac.lk

Eastern University of Sri Lanka

esn.ac.lk

ESOFT Uni

esoft.academy

Informatics Institute of Technology

iit.ac.lk

Kotelawala Defence University

kdu.ac.lk

National Institute of Business Management

nibm.lk

National School of Business Management

nsbm.lk

Open University of Sri Lanka

ou.ac.lk

Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA)

pgia.ac.lk

Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

rjt.ac.lk

Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

sab.ac.lk

South Asian Institute of Technology And Medicine (SAITM)

saitm.edu.lk

South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

seu.ac.lk

FAQ

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What currency does Sri Lanka use?: LKR.
What languages are spoken in Sri Lanka?: Sinhala and Tamil.
What is the capital of Sri Lanka?: Colombo.
How many cities are in Sri Lanka?: 89 on record.

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/LK

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    "iso_numeric": "144",
    "common_name": "Sri Lanka",
    "official_name": "Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka",
    "capital": "Colombo",
    "region": "Asia",
    "subregion": "Southern Asia",
    "population": 21670000,
    "flag_emoji": "🇱🇰",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+94"
    ],
    "tld": [
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      ".இலங்கை",
      ".ලංකා"
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    "flag_url": "/static/flags/lk.svg",
    "area": 65610.0,
    "latitude": 7.0,
    "longitude": 81.0,
    "languages": {
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        "symbol": "Rs රු"
      }
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}