Sri Lanka

Area: 65 610 km²

Population: 20 926 315 (2007)

Population density: 319 pers./km²

Capital: Colombo

Government type: Presidential socialist republic

Official languages: Sinhala and Tamil

Ethnic groups: Sinhalese 73.9%, Tamil 12.6%, Moors 7.4%, Indian Tamil 5.2%, other 0.5%

Religion: Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, other 10%

Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)

Time zone: UTC+5.5

Administrative divisions: Sri Lanka is divided into 9 provinces, provinces are subdivided into 25 districts, which are further subdivided into 256 divisional secretariats

Highest point: Pidurutalagala 2 524 m

Longest river: Mahaweli River 335 km

Largest cities: Colombo, Dehivala-Mount Lavinia, Moratuwa, Jaffna, Negombo

Calling code: +94

Internet TLD: .lk