Countries and Facts-Sri Lanka at Glance
| Capital | Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte 6°54′N 79°54′E |
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| Largest city | Colombo | |
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| Official language(s) | Sinhala Tamil |
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| Demonym | Sri Lankan | |
| Government | Unitary republic Democratic Socialist Semi-presidential system |
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| – | President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| – | Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
| – | Speaker of the House | Chamal Rajapaksa |
| – | Chief Justice | Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake |
| Legislature | Parliament | |
| Independence | from the United Kingdom | |
| – | Dominion (Self rule) | 4 February 1948 |
| – | Republic | 22 May 1972 |
| Area | ||
| – | Total | 65,610 km2 (122nd) 25,332 sq mi |
| – | Water (%) | 4.4 |
| Population | ||
| – | 2010 estimate | 20,238,000[3] (56th) |
| – | Mid 2010 census | 20,653,000[4] |
| – | Density | 308.5/km2 (44th) 798.9/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate | |
| – | Total | $116.541 billion[5] |
| – | Per capita | $5,673[5] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate | |
| – | Total | $59.095 billion[5] |
| – | Per capita | $2,877[5] |
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