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Anthem:  Sri Lanka Matha Mother Sri Lanka | ||||||
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| Capital | Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte[1][2] 6°54′N 79°54′E | |||||
| Largest city | Colombo | |||||
| Official language(s) | Sinhala, Tamil | |||||
| Demonym | Sri Lankan | |||||
| Government | Democratic Socialist Republic, Semi-presidential system | |||||
| - | President | Mahinda Rajapaksa | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne | ||||
| - | Speaker of the House | Chamal Rajapaksa | ||||
| - | Chief Justice | Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake | ||||
| Independence | from the United Kingdom | |||||
| - | Dominion (Self rule) | February 4, 1948 | ||||
| - | Republic | May 22, 1972 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 65,610 km2 (122nd) 25,332 sq mi | ||||
| - | Water (%) | 4.4 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2010 estimate | 20,238,000[3] (56th) | ||||
| - | Mid 2010 census | 20,653,000[4] | ||||
| - | Density | 308.4/km2 (35th) 798.9/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $106.5 billion[5] (65th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $5,220[5] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $49.68 billion[5] (73rd) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $2,435[5] | ||||
| Gini (2010) | 36[6] (medium) | |||||
| HDI (2010) |  0.658[7] (medium) (91st) | |||||
| Currency | Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) | |||||
| Time zone | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC) | ||||
| Date formats | yyyy/mm/dd (AD) | |||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | LK | |||||
| Internet TLD | .lk, .ලංකා, .இலங்கை | |||||
| Calling code | 94 | |||||
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