Official Name: Sri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajavadi Janarajaya (Sinhala); Ilangai Jananayaka Socialisa Kudiarasu (Tamil) (Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka)
Form of Government: unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (Parliament [225])
President: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister: Mahinda Rajapaksa
GDP: 84.01 billion USD (2019)
Capital: Colombo
Population: 21.8 million (2019)
Official Languages: Sinhala
Currency: Sri Lankan rupee
Timezone: GMT+5
Area:65,610 km²
Dialing Code: +94
Major Mountain Ranges: Pidurutalagala,Kirigalpotta,Totapolakanda
Major Rivers: Mahaweli River,Malvathu,Kala Oya,Kelani River
Continent: Asia
Border Countries: The country shares maritime borders with the Maldives and India. With an area of 65,610 km² Sri Lanka is somewhat larger than twice the size of Belgium or slightly larger than the U.S. state West Virginia.
