Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka), LK

Sovereign state in South Asia, situated on an island in the Indian Ocean

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Quick Facts

Population :	21,444,000
Country :	Dutch Empire
Office held by head of government :	Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Plate code :	CL
Area :	65610 km²
Official name :	la République socialiste démocratique de Sri Lanka
Has part :	history of Sri Lanka
Water as percent of area :	1.3
Continent :	Asia
Northernmost point :	Point(80.23 9.82)
Legislative body :	Parliament of Sri Lanka
Official language :	Tamil
Capital :	Colombo
Establishment :	May 05, 1972 (48 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC+05:30
Local time :	04:31:46 (26th January 2021)

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Central Province
Northern Province
Uva Province
North Western Province
Western Province
Sabaragamuwa Province
North Central Province
Southern Province
Eastern Province

Year	Population	Method
2002	20,277,597	2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
2017	21,444,000	2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

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