Outline of Sri Lanka

An enlargeable map of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Sri Lanka:

Sri Lanka – island country in the northern Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. Known until 1972 as Ceylon (/sɨˈlɒnˌ seɪ-ˌ siː-/), Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest. Sri Lanka has a documented history that spans over 3,000 years, but there are theories to suggest that Sri Lanka had pre-historic human settlements dating back to at least 125,000 years. Its geographic location and deep harbours made it of great strategic importance from the time of the ancient Silk Road through to World War II. Sri Lanka is a republic and a unitary state governed by a presidential system. The capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, is a suburb of the largest city, Colombo. It is also an important producer of tea, coffee, gemstones, coconuts, rubber, and the native cinnamon, the island contains tropical forests and diverse landscapes with a high amount of biodiversity.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Sri Lanka

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Sri Lanka, archaic Ceylon
• Official English country name: The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
• Adjective: Sri Lankan
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Sri Lanka
• ISO country codes: LK, LKA, 144
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LK
• Internet country code top-level domain: .lk

Geography of Sri Lanka

An enlargeable topographic map of Sri Lanka

Main article: Geography of Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka is: an island country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Indian Ocean
    • between the Laccadive Sea and the Bay of Bengal
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • South Asia
        • Indian subcontinent (off the coast of India, on the same continental shelf)
  • Time zone: Sri Lanka Time (UTC+05:30)
  • Extreme points of Sri Lanka
    • High: Pidurutalagala 2,524 m (8,281 ft)
    • Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: Indian Ocean 1,340 km
• Population: 20,277,597 (2012) - 57th most populous country
• Area: 65,610 km²
• Atlas of Sri Lanka

Environment of Sri Lanka

An enlargeable satellite image of Sri Lanka

Main article: Environment of Sri Lanka

• Climate of Sri Lanka
• Environmental issues in Sri Lanka
• Ecoregions in Sri Lanka
• Renewable energy in Sri Lanka
• Geology of Sri Lanka
• Protected areas of Sri Lanka
  • Biosphere reserves in Sri Lanka
  • National parks of Sri Lanka
• Wildlife of Sri Lanka(Flora & Fauna)
  • Birds of Sri Lanka
  • Mammals of Sri Lanka

Natural geographic features of Sri Lanka

• Beaches in Sri Lanka
• Islands in Sri Lanka
• Lakes in Sri Lanka
• Mountains in Sri Lanka
• Rivers in Sri Lanka
  • Waterfalls in Sri Lanka
• Valleys in Sri Lanka
• List of World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka

Regions of Sri Lanka

Main article: Regions of Sri Lanka

Ecoregions of Sri Lanka

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Sri Lanka and Ecoregions in Sri Lanka

Administrative divisions of Sri Lanka

Main article: Administrative divisions of Sri Lanka

• Provinces of Sri Lanka
  • Districts of Sri Lanka

Provinces of Sri Lanka

Main article: Provinces of Sri Lanka

• Central Province
• Eastern Province
• North Central Province
• Northern Province
• North Western Province
• Sabaragamuwa Province
• Southern Province
• Uva Province
• Western Province

Districts of Sri Lanka

Main article: Districts of Sri Lanka

• Kandy District
• Matale District
• Nuwara Eliya District
• Ampara District
• Batticaloa District
• Trincomalee District
• Anuradhapura District
• Polonnaruwa District
• Jaffna District
• Kilinochchi District
• Mannar District
• Mullaitivu District
• Vavuniya District
• Kurunegala District
• Puttalam District
• Kegalle District
• Ratnapura District
• Galle District
• Hambantota District
• Matara District
• Badulla District
• Moneragala District
• Colombo District
• Gampaha District
• Kalutara District

Demography of Sri Lanka

Main article: Demographics of Sri Lanka

Government and politics of Sri Lanka

Politics of Sri Lanka

• Form of government:
• Capital of Sri Lanka: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (shortened:Kotte)
• Elections in Sri Lanka
• Political parties in Sri Lanka

Branches of the government of Sri Lanka

Main article: Government of Sri Lanka

Executive branch of the government of Sri Lanka

• Head of state: President of Sri Lanka,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Sri Lanka,
• Cabinet of Sri Lanka

Legislative branch of the government of Sri Lanka

• Parliament of Sri Lanka (Unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Sri Lanka

Main article: Court system of Sri Lanka

• Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

Foreign relations of Sri Lanka

Main article: Foreign relations of Sri Lanka

• Diplomatic missions in Sri Lanka
• Diplomatic missions of Sri Lanka

International organization membership

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a member of:

• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
• Colombo Plan (CP)
• Commonwealth of Nations
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 15 (G15)
• Group of 24 (G24)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP)
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
• United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Sri Lanka

Main article: Law of Sri Lanka

• Capital punishment in Sri Lanka
• Constitution of Sri Lanka
• Crime in Sri Lanka
• Human rights in Sri Lanka
  • LGBT rights in Sri Lanka
  • Freedom of religion in Sri Lanka
• Law enforcement in Sri Lanka

Military of Sri Lanka

Main article: Military of Sri Lanka

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: President of Sri Lanka
    • Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka
• Forces
  • Army of Sri Lanka
  • Navy of Sri Lanka
  • Air Force of Sri Lanka
  • Special forces of Sri Lanka
• Military history of Sri Lanka
• Military ranks of Sri Lanka

Local government in Sri Lanka

Main article: Local government in Sri Lanka

History of Sri Lanka

Main article: History of Sri Lanka and Timeline of the history of Sri Lanka

• Military history of Sri Lanka

Culture of Sri Lanka

Main article: Culture of Sri Lanka

Architecture

• Sri Lankan Architecture
  • Architecture of prehistoric Sri Lanka
  • Architecture of ancient Sri Lanka
    • Architecture of the Anuradhapura Kingdom
  • Architecture of medieval Sri Lanka
    • Architecture of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa
    • Architecture of the Jaffna kingdom
    • Architecture of the Kingdom of Dambadeniya
    • Architecture of the Kingdom of Gampola
    • Architecture of the Kingdom of Raigama
    • Architecture of the Kingdom of Kotte
    • Architecture of the Kingdom of Sitawaka
    • Architecture of the Kingdom of Kandy
  • Colonial architecture of Sri Lanka
    • Architecture of Dutch Ceylon
    • Architecture of Portuguese Ceylon
    • Architecture of British Ceylon
  • Modern architecture of Sri Lanka

• Architecture of Central Province
  • Architecture of Kandy
  • Architecture of Dambulla
  • Architecture of Sigiriya
• Architecture of Eastern Province
  • Architecture of Batticaloa
  • Architecture of Trincomalee
• Architecture of North Central Province
  • Architecture of Anuradhapura
  • Architecture of Polonnaruwa
• Architecture of Northern Province
  • Architecture of Jaffna
• Architecture of North Western Province
• Architecture of Sabaragamuwa
• Architecture of Southern Province
  • Architecture of Galle
• Architecture of Uva
• Architecture of Western Province
  • Architecture of Colombo

• Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
• Elements of Sri Lankan architecture
• List of Sri Lankan architects
• Forts of Sri Lanka
• Tropical modernism
• Edwards, Reid and Begg
• Geoffrey Bawa Associates

• Cuisine of Sri Lanka
• Festivals in Sri Lanka
• Languages of Sri Lanka
• Media in Sri Lanka
• National symbols of Sri Lanka
  • Coat of arms of Sri Lanka
  • Flag of Sri Lanka
  • National anthem of Sri Lanka
• People of Sri Lanka
• Prostitution in Sri Lanka
• Public holidays in Sri Lanka
• Records of Sri Lanka
• Religion in Sri Lanka
  • Buddhism in Sri Lanka
  • Christianity in Sri Lanka
  • Hinduism in Sri Lanka
  • Islam in Sri Lanka
  • Judaism in Sri Lanka
  • Sikhism in Sri Lanka
• List of World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka

Art in Sri Lanka

• Art in Sri Lanka
• Cinema of Sri Lanka
• Literature of Sri Lanka
• Music of Sri Lanka
• Television in Sri Lanka
• Theatre in Sri Lanka

Sports in Sri Lanka

Main article: Sports in Sri Lanka

• Athletics in Sri Lanka
• Badminton in Sri Lanka
• Baseball in Sri Lanka
• Basketball in Sri Lanka
• Boxing in Sri Lanka
• Cricket in Sri Lanka
• Football in Sri Lanka
• Motor sports in Sri Lanka
• Netball in Sri Lanka
• Rugby union in Sri Lanka
• Volleyball in Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka at the Olympics
• Sri Lanka at the Asian Games
• Sri Lanka at the South Asian Games
• Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Games

Economy and infrastructure of Sri Lanka

Main article: Economy of Sri Lanka

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 80th (eightieth)
• Agriculture in Sri Lanka
• Banking in Sri Lanka
  • Central Bank of Sri Lanka
• Communications in Sri Lanka
  • Internet in Sri Lanka
• Companies of Sri Lanka
• Currency of Sri Lanka: Rupee
  • ISO 4217: LKR
• Energy in Sri Lanka
  • Ministry of Power and Energy
  • List of power stations in Sri Lanka
  • Oil industry in Sri Lanka
• Mining in Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Sri Lanka
• Transport in Sri Lanka
  • Airports in Sri Lanka
  • Rail transport in Sri Lanka
  • Roads in Sri Lanka
• Water supply and sanitation in Sri Lanka

Education in Sri Lanka

Main article: Education in Sri Lanka

Health in Sri Lanka

Main article: Health in Sri Lanka

• Health care in Sri Lanka

See also

Main article: Sri Lanka

• Index of Sri Lanka-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Sri Lanka

Government

• Official web portal of the Government of Sri Lanka
• Office of the President of Sri Lanka
• Ministry of Defence, Sri Lanka
• Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Tourism

• The Official Website of Sri Lanka Tourist Board
• Sri Lanka Travel Guide and Country Reference
• Lonely Planet Destination Guide- Sri Lanka
• Ministry of Tourism

Business

• Board of Investment of Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka Export Development Board
• Colombo Stock Exchange
• Sri Lanka Business Directory

Other

• Virtual Library Sri Lanka
• The CIA World Factbook - Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
• Collection of slides of Sri Lanka, University of Pennsylvania library