Sri Lanka: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 7.877 / longitude: 80.73847

General information

Economy

The sign for the local currency is ₨ (LKR). You need to pay 1340.00₨ (corresponding to $3.72 USD) for a Big Mac at McDonald's ©. In 2021 the GDP was $88,927,263,724 USD, which ranks it number 62 in the world.

Geography

Colombo is the nation's capital and the country has a border with India. The country has a 65,610 km² area, they use a postcode system and the primary cities are: Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Nugegoda, Malabe. The inhabitants speak the following languages: Sinhala, Tamil.

Education

You can find famous universities here like University of Peradeniya, University of Ruhuna.

Population

There are 20,966,000 people here, or 0.28% of the world's population.

Culture

Here is a list of famous dishes in this country: Rice and curry, pittu, kiribath, wholemeal roti, string hoppers, wattalapam, kottu, and appam. You can find some UNESCO listed places: Sacred City of Anuradhapura, Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, Ancient City of Sigiriya, Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sacred City of Kandy.

Good to know

For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka. Phone numbers start with +94, the domain name ".lk" is used by the country's websites, the ISO code is LK

Summary

Flag
ISO code LK
Capital Colombo
Population 20,966,000
World percentage 0.28%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Sinhala, Tamil
GDP (2021) $88,927,263,724
GDP position #62
Big Mac local price 1340.00₨
Big Mac USD price $3.72
Currency code LKR
Currency symbol
National dish Rice and curry, pittu, kiribath, wholemeal roti, string hoppers, wattalapam, kottu, and appam
TLD .lk
Phone prefix +94
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka