Country: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)
Capital: Kotte (full name: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte) (legislative capital)
Largest city: Colombo (economic, executive, and judicial de facto capital)
Continent: Asia
Official languages: Sinhala, Tamil
Recognised language: English
Recognised regional languages: Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Balochi
Religion: Buddhism (70.2%), Hinduism (12.6%), Islam (9.7%), Christianity (7.4%)
Government: Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
Independence: 4 February 1948 (from the UK)
Member of the Commonwealth of Nations: 1948
Population: 21 413 249 (2020)
Demonym: Sri Lankan
Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
Driving side: left
Time zone: UTC +5:30 (SLST)
Date format: dd/mm/yyyy, or yyyy/mm/dd
Calling code: +94
Internet TLD: .lk
Website: www.gov.lk
Neighbouring country: None
