Ort: Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
Geografische Koordinaten: 7° 0' N, 81° 0' E
Küste km: 1,340 km km
Klima: tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)
Gelände: mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior
Höhe: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Pidurutalagala 2,524 m
Natürliche Gefahren: occasional cyclones and tornadoes
Währung: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
Bevölkerung: 20,222,240 (July 2006 est.)
Sprachen: Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%
Hauptstadt: Colombo
Bereiche: 8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western