Sri Lanka
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
ශ්රී ලංකාව · Asia
Capital
Colombo
Population
0
Currency
Rs රු LKR
Calling Code
+94
Languages
Geography
Region
Southern Asia
Subregion
Southern Asia
Continent
Asia
Area
65,610 km²
Landlocked
No
TLD
.lk, .இலங்கை, .ලංකා
Borders
Airports (32)
and 23 more airports...
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ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
LK
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
LKA
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
144
BCP 47
si-LK
IOC
SRI
FIFA
SRI
Currency Format
Name
Sri Lanka Rupee
Native Name
Sri Lankan rupee
Code
LKR
Symbol
Rs රු
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
රු. 123,456.79
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
y MMMM d, EEEE
Long
y MMMM d
Medium
y MMM d
Short
y-MM-dd
Time Formats
Full
HH.mm.ss zzzz
Long
HH.mm.ss z
Medium
HH.mm.ss
Short
HH.mm
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC+05:30
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1,234,567.89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
Raw JSON Data
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