Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is an island country in Asia with no land borders at all. Its capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Population: 21.8 million
Area: 65,610 km²
Land borders: 0
Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)

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Sri Lanka borders no country

No land borders at all, so none to cross.

Sri Lanka is one of the countries a border graph cannot help you with — no neighbours to reason from, the map above is the whole hint.

Other island countries in Asia

Nowhere to cross

No land borders at all.

Sri Lanka touches no other country, so there is no neighbour to reason from — on the Asia Map Quiz you find it by its own shape (or its dot) or not at all. That is not as lonely as it sounds: 39 of the 195 countries on the world map are in the same position.

0
land borders — nothing to touch
39
countries on the world map with no land border at all
49
countries on the Asia map

The capital

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

In Capital Rush you see Sri Lanka and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Asia map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte houses parliament; most of the rest of the government never left neighbouring Colombo.

The flag

Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. Sri Lanka is the right one.

ISO code: LK
Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
Official languages: Sinhala and Tamil
Quiz maps: Asia · World

Sri Lanka, asked and answered

What countries border Sri Lanka?

None. Sri Lanka shares a land border with no country, so there is none to cross.

What is the capital of Sri Lanka?

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. It is the answer the Asia Capitals Quiz wants when Sri Lanka comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte houses parliament; most of the rest of the government never left neighbouring Colombo.

What continent is Sri Lanka in?

Asia. It is one of 49 countries on that map, and one of 195 on the world map.

Where can I practise finding Sri Lanka on a map?

On the Asia Map Quiz — a blank map of Asia, ten countries to find, no labels. Sri Lanka is in the pool, along with every other country on that map.

Where these numbers come from →

Can you find Sri Lanka on a blank map?

It is on the same map as every other country in Asia. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.

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