Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a country in South Asia with a population of approximately ~22.0 million. Its capital is Colombo. This is the complete reference for identifying Sri Lanka in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | South Asia |
| Capital | Colombo |
| Population | ~22.0 million |
| ISO codes | LK / LKA |
| Coordinates | 6.92°, 79.85° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Sri Lanka appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Sri Lanka is identified through the clue sequence: south asia first, then population range (~22.0 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Colombo), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Sri Lanka is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach South Asia.
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Reading Sri Lanka in MapDash context
The Sri Lanka record above pulls directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. What follows is the per-entity context — how Sri Lanka sits in the broader country-guessing geography puzzles distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for Sri Lanka’s peers within recognized sovereign countries. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Sri Lanka?
The capital of Sri Lanka is Colombo.
What continent is Sri Lanka in?
Sri Lanka is in South Asia.
What is the population of Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka has a population of approximately ~22.0 million.
What countries border Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.