Sri Lanka

Country in Southern Asia

Sri Lanka is a country in Southern Asia, with its capital in Colombo. About 21.8 million people live there (2025), making it the 62nd most populous of the 195 countries. At 65,610 km², it is the 120th largest country by area. It borders India.

Sri Lanka at a glance

Capital: Colombo
Population (2025): 21.8 million
Area: 65,610 km²
Density: 332 per km²
Official languages: Sinhala, Tamil
Currency: Sri Lankan rupee
People: Sri Lankan
Calling code: +94
Internet domain: .lk
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Sri Lanka?

How Sri Lanka compares

Population rank

62nd of 195

23rd of 47 in Asia

Size rank

120th of 195

35th of 47 in Asia

Crowding

332 per km²

More crowded than 87% of countries

Similar in size: Lithuania (65,300 km²).
Similar population: Zambia (21.9 million).
Sri Lanka is the only place that uses the Sri Lankan rupee.
Sinhala is not an official language anywhere else.
Tamil is also an official language in 1 other country: Singapore.

The flag of Sri Lanka

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Sri Lanka in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Sri Lanka

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Sri Lanka so far, from 103 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

64% right

114th hardest of 176 · 72 answers

Its flag

84% right

111th hardest of 145 · 31 answers

Players find Sri Lanka on the map in 64% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Indonesia.
Players recognise the flag of Sri Lanka in 84% of tries, one of the highest of any flag.

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Countries that border Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka borders 1 country: India.

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Quick quiz: Sri Lanka

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1. Which is the flag of Sri Lanka?
2. What is the capital of Sri Lanka?
3. Which of these borders Sri Lanka?

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Questions about Sri Lanka

Is Sri Lanka a country?

Yes. Sri Lanka is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Sri Lanka?

The capital of Sri Lanka is Colombo. Colombo is the executive and judicial capital; parliament sits in nearby Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

Which countries border Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka borders 1 country: India.

How many countries border Sri Lanka?

1. Sri Lanka shares a land border with 1 country.

How big is Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km², about the same size as Lithuania (65,300 km²).

Is Sri Lanka hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Sri Lanka in 64% of 72 tries, 114th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Indonesia.

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