Sri Lanka
Asia · Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sri Lanka is a country in Asia, home to about 22 million people across 65,610 km². Its capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. It is an island nation with no land borders.
Key facts
Capital
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (not its largest city)
Region
Asia
Population
~22 million people
Area
65,610 km²
Density
335 people per km²
Coastline
Island nation
Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Drives on the
Left
Languages
Sinhala, Tamil
Standard time zones
1
Highest point
2,524 m
Head of state
Not a monarch
Member of
Commonwealth of Nations
Flag colors
red, orange, green, yellow
Land borders
Sri Lanka shares no land border with another sovereign state.
Sri Lanka in the game
Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Sri Lanka is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 23 claims from the pool that are true of Sri Lanka, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.
- Its flag contains orange1 of 10
- Its capital city's name begins with “S”1 of 17
- Its capital city's name has more than one word1 of 26
- Its name begins with “S”1 of 26
- Its name and its capital city begin with the same letter1 of 28
- Its name has more than one word1 of 32
- Its capital is not its largest city1 of 36
- Has no land borders1 of 40
- Is an island nation1 of 47
- Is in Asia1 of 48
- Drives on the left1 of 54
- Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations1 of 56
- Has more than one official language1 of 65
- Its flag contains green1 of 83
- Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
- Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
- Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
- Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
- Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
- Has a coastline1 of 151
- Its flag contains red1 of 152
- Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
- Lies within a single time zone1 of 177