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| Capital | Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, but Colombo is the commercial capital |
| Government | Republic |
| Currency | Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) |
| Area | total: 65,610 km2 water: 870 km2 land: 64,740 km2 |
| Population | 20,064,776 (July 2006 est.) |
| Language | Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (official and national language) 18%, other 8% note: English is commonly used in government and is spoken competently by about 10% of the population |
| Religion | Buddhist 70%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 8% (1999) |
| Electricity | 230V/50Hz (British BS 1363 type plug is most common with fewer (older) installations of BS 546, the circular plug used in India, being present). |
| Calling Code | +94 |
| Internet TLD | .lk |
| Time Zone | UTC+5:30 |
Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is in Southern Asia. It is an island country in the Indian Ocean, south of India.