Posizione: Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
Coordinate geografiche: 7° 0' N, 81° 0' E
Linea di costa km: 1,340 km km
Clima: tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)
Terreno: mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior
Altitudine: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Pidurutalagala 2,524 m
Pericoli naturali: occasional cyclones and tornadoes
Valuta: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
Popolazione: 20,222,240 (July 2006 est.)
Lingue: Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%
Capitale: Colombo
Divisioni: 8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western

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