Countries of the World: Sri Lanka
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In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is an island nation on the Asian continent with the Laccadive Sea to the West, the Indian Ocean to the South and the Bay of Bengal to the East with a population of just over 21.6 million people in 2022.
You pronounce Sri Lanka like this: SREE LAN-KAH.
Key information and contact details for Sri Lanka
Official Language: Sinhala.
Secondary Language(s): Tamil.
Sri Lanka dialling code: +94.
Sri Lanka currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Sri Lanka Capital City: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.
Sri Lanka International Airport: Bandaranaike International Airport, Departure Terminal, Canada Friendship Rd, Katunayake 11450, Sri Lanka. Phone Number: +94 11 226 4444.
Emergency Services Phone Number: Police: 119. Ambulance / Fire: 110.
British Embassy: British High Commission Colombo, 389, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Phone Number: +94 11 539 0639.
American Embassy: U.S. Embassy Colombo, 210 Galle Road, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka. Phone Number: +94 112 498 500.
Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/sri-lanka.