Sri Lanka - Practical information

The country in numbers

Country's full name

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Area in Km²

65,610

Population

20,859,949 population

Capital

Colombo

Religion

70.2% Buddhism; 12.6% Induism; 9.7% Islam; 7.5% Catholic

Government

Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic

Language

Official language

English, Sinhalese, Tamil

Languages spoken

None

Time

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time Greenwich)

+5

Currency

Currency

Indian rupee

Dangers and annoyances

Dangers and annoyances

Possible terrorism risk

Border Issues

Airports customs

Drugs possession

Not allowed

Theft & Scams

Low

Credit cards

Popular

Yes

Cards

American express, Mastercard, Visa

Tips

Leave a tip

Mandatory

Internet and telephony

Calling code

+94

Internet availability

Medium

Electricity

V

230

Hz

50