Where is Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka is country located off the southern coast of India in South Asia.

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Sri Lanka is an island nation located off the southern coast of India in South Asia.

Sri Lanka is bordered by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar in the Laccadive Sea, and the Palk Strait, which separates Sri Lanka from India. Sri Lanka is situated to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal. As an island nation, Sri Lanka does not share land borders, but does have maritime borders with India.

Sri Lanka has a total area of about 65,610 square kilometers (or about 25,332 square miles), and a population of over 20 million. The terrain in Sri Lanka is mostly coastal plains, with some mountains in the south. Sri Lanka has nine provinces that serve as governing bodies of the country. The capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, which is sometimes simply called Kotte. Kotte is a suburb of the largest city in Sri Lanka, which is Colombo. Other major cities in Sri Lanka include Dehiwala, Moratuwa, and Negombo.

The country of Sri Lanka is in the Asia continent and the latitude and longitude for the country are 7.5653° N, 80.4303° E.

The neighboring countries of Sri Lanka are :

Maritime Boundaries

India
Maldives

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Facts About Sri Lanka

Country Name	Sri Lanka
Continent	Asia
Capital	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Colombo
Largest city	Colombo
Area	65,610 km2 (25,332 sq mi) Water (%) 4.4
Population	20,277,597 (2012 Census)
Lat Long	7° 0′ 0″ N, 81° 0′ 0″ E
Official Language	Sinhalese, Tamil
Calling Code	+94
Time Zone	SLST (UTC+5:30)
Airport	17 Airports
Neighbour countries	India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Afghanistan
Internet TLD	.lk
Currency	Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)

Location Map of Sri Lanka before March 7, 2016

Location Maps of Cities in Sri Lanka

Where is Ambalangoda	Where is Ampara	Where is Anuradhapura
Where is Avissawella	Where is Badulla	Where is Balangoda
Where is Bandarawela	Where is Batticaloa	Where is Beruwala
Where is Chavakacheri	Where is Chilaw	Where is Colombo
Where is Dambulla	Where is Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia	Where is Embilipitiya
Where is Eravur	Where is Galle	Where is Gampaha
Where is Gampola	Where is Hambantota	Where is Haputale
Where is Harispattuwa	Where is Hatton	Where is Horana
Where is Ja-Ela	Where is Jaffna	Where is Kadugannawa
Where is Kalmunai	Where is Kalutara	Where is Kandy
Where is Kattankudy	Where is Katunayake	Where is Kegalle
Where is Kelaniya	Where is Kolonnawa	Where is Kuliyapitiya
Where is Kurunegala	Where is Mannar	Where is Matale
Where is Matara	Where is Minuwangoda	Where is Monaragala
Where is Moratuwa	Where is Nawalapitiya	Where is Negombo
Where is Nuwara Eliya	Where is Panadura	Where is Peliyagoda
Where is Point Pedro	Where is Puttalam	Where is Ratnapura
Where is Sigiriya	Where is Sri Jayawardenapura kotte	Where is Talawakele
Where is Tangalle	Where is Trincomalee	Where is Valvettithurai
Where is Vavuniya	Where is Wattala	Where is Wattegama
Where is Weligama

Last Updated : March 8, 2016