South Asia · Asia
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a country in South Asia. Its capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. It has no land borders.
At a glance
Sri Lanka in numbers
- Population 23.3 million123,348,315 No. 60 of 195
- Area 65,610 km²2 No. 120 of 195
- Population density 356 per km²12 No. 25 of 195
- Economy (GDP) US$108.8 billion3 No. 70 of 189
- GDP per person $5,0024 No. 119 of 189
- Life expectancy 78.0 years1 No. 62 of 195
- Median age 33.6 years1 No. 80 of 195
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Borders
Countries nearby
Sri Lanka has no land border with another country. These are its closest neighbours in the region.
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Every figure on this page with where it comes from.
- World Population Prospects 2024, United Nations, Population Division (UN projection for 1 July 2026)
- Demographic Yearbook 2024, table 3, United Nations Statistics Division (figure for 2024)
- World Development Indicators: GDP (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- ISO 4217 currency codes, list one, SIX Group, ISO 4217 maintenance agency
- Member States, United Nations
- Root Zone Database, IANA
- Capital, region, borders and country code: Natural Earth, capitals checked by hand. Flag: flag-icons.