Capital : Colombo, Time Zone : UTC+5:30, Currency : Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)

Home to world's seven heritage sites such as Galle, Kandy, Sigiriya, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruva, Dambuka cave temple and Lion Singhunraja. National parks and sun kissed beaches are popular visitor's destinations. Country of spotless beauty, rich legacy, exciting thrills, superb wildlife, blissful aura and charming festivals. Colombo the economical capital city placed with fascinated locations such as dehiwala zoo, Dutch Period Museum, Fort Clock Tower. Political capital city of Pearl in Indian Ocean is Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte which is commercially as well as naturally secure for various destinations depicting colors of Sri Lanka.

• Capital: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, but Colombo is the commercial capital
• Government: Republic
• Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
• Area: total: 65,610 km2
• Water: 870 km2
• Land: 64,740 km2
• Population: 20,064,776 (July 2006 est.)
• Language: Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (official and national language) 18%, other 8% .
  Note: English is commonly used in government and is spoken competently by about 10% of the population
• Religion: Buddhist 70%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 8% (1999)
• Electricity: 230V/50Hz (British BS 1363 type plug is most common with fewer (older) installations of BS 546, the circular plug used in India, being present).
• Calling Code: +94
• Internet TLD: .lk
• Time Zone: UTC+5:30