Sri Lanka
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| Anthem | "Sri Lanka Matha" "Mother Sri Lanka" |
| Royal Anthem | "God Save the King" |
| Capital | Colombo |
| Largest city | Colombo |
| Official languages | English, Sinhala, Tamil |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Governor General | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Upper House | Senate |
| Lower House | House of Representatives |
| Independence | from the United Kingdom |
| Constitution Act | 4 February 1948 |
| Area | 25,330 sq mi (127th) |
| Population | 22,156,438 (2020 census) |
| Currency | Sri Lankan rupee Rs (₨) (LKR) |
| Aircraft reg. prefix | 4R- |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +94 |
| Internet TLD | .lk |
| FIFA/IOC code | SRI |
Sri Lanka, officially the Dominion of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ඩොමීනියන් රාජ්යය, Tamil: இலங்கையின் டொமினியன் மாநிலம்), is a sovereign island country in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the south-west and India in the north-west.
Sri Lanka is one of the eighteen British Commonwealth Realms and thus a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. It is also a member of the United Nations.
History
- 1972: passing of the Commonwealth Realms Act in Sri Lanka.