Flag of Sri Lanka
What the flag means
- Golden lion holding a sword — the Sinhalese and bravery
- Green and orange stripes — the Muslim and Tamil minorities
- Four bo leaves — Buddhism and kindness, compassion, joy, equanimity
Design set by: The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (1978), Article 6 and the Second Schedule · Adopted 1978
Highlights
- 🍵 World-famous Ceylon tea
- 🐘 Elephants and rich wildlife
- 🏖️ Beautiful Indian Ocean beaches
- 🛕 Sigiriya and ancient ruins
- 🌿 Spices and lush green nature
Quick facts
- Region
- Asia · Southern Asia
- Population
- 21,756,000 people (2025)
- Area
- 65,610 km²
- Capital
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (administrative capital), Colombo (commercial capital)
- Languages
- Sinhala, Tamil
- Currency
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
- Organizations
- United Nations
Data Sources
- What the flag means: The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (1978), Article 6 and the Second Schedule
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Capital: Sri Lanka Country Overview
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs