Country & territory dossier
Sri Lanka
Asia Sovereign state
Info
- Name
- Sri Lanka
- Continent
- Asia
- Country Codes
- LKLKA144
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Southern Asia
- Capitals
- Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Official Languages
- Sinhala, Tamil
- Currency
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR · Rs)
- Area
- 65,610 km²
- Political Status
- Sovereign state
- Head of State
- Anura Kurankan Dissanayake - President Of Sri Lanka - Since
- Head of Government
- Harini Amarasuriya - President Of Sri Lanka - Since
- Form of Government
- Republic
Treaties & organizations
61 recorded memberships
| Organization / agreement | Membership type |
|---|---|
| Arab Bank for Economic Development in AfricaABEDA | member |
| ASEAN Regional ForumARF | member |
| Asian Development BankADB | member |
| Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic CooperationBIMSTEC | member |
| Colombo PlanCP | member |
| CommonwealthC | member |
| Community of DemocraciesCD | member |
| Conference of Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in AsiaCICA | observer |
| Food and Agriculture OrganizationFAO | member |
| Group of 11G-11 | member |
| Group of 15G-15 | member |
| Group of 24G-24 | member |
| Group of 77G-77 | member |
| Inter-Parliamentary UnionIPU | member |
| International Atomic Energy AgencyIAEA | member |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentIBRD | member |
| International Chamber of CommerceICC | national committees |
| International Civil Aviation OrganizationICAO | member |
| International Criminal Police OrganizationINTERPOL | member |
| International Development AssociationIDA | member |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesIFRCS | member |
| International Finance CorporationIFC | member |
| International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentIFAD | member |
| International Hydrographic OrganizationIHO | member |
| International Labor OrganizationILO | member |
| International Maritime OrganizationIMO | member |
| International Mobile Satellite OrganizationIMSO | member |
| International Monetary FundIMF | member |
| International Olympic CommitteeIOC | member |
| International Organization for MigrationIOM | member |
| International Organization for StandardizationISO | member |
| International Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementICRM | member |
| International Telecommunication Satellite OrganizationITSO | member |
| International Telecommunication UnionITU | member |
| International Trade Union ConfederationITUC | NGOs |
| Multilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyMIGA | member |
| Nonaligned MovementNAM | member |
| Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsOPCW | member |
| Organization of American StatesOAS | observer |
| Permanent Court of ArbitrationPCA | member |
| Shanghai Cooperation OrganizationSCO | dialogue member |
| South Asia Co-operative Environment ProgramSACEP | member |
| South Asian Association for Regional CooperationSAARC | member |
| United NationsUN | member |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUNCTAD | member |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural OrganizationUNESCO | member |
| United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUNIDO | member |
| United Nations Interim Force in LebanonUNIFIL | member |
| United Nations Interim Security Force for AbyeiUNISFA | member |
| United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western SaharaMINURSO | member |
| United Nations Mission in the Republic of South SudanUNMISS | member |
| United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the CongoMONUSCO | member |
| United Nations Stabilization Mission In HaitiMINUSTAH | member |
| Universal Postal UnionUPU | member |
| World Customs OrganizationWCO | member |
| World Federation of Trade UnionsWFTU | NGOs |
| World Health OrganizationWHO | member |
| World Intellectual Property OrganizationWIPO | member |
| World Meteorological OrganizationWMO | member |
| World Tourism OrganizationUNWTO | member |
| World Trade OrganizationWTO | member |