| | Geographic Coordinates: | 7 00 N, 81 00 E | | Location: | Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India | | Area: | total: 65,610 sq km
land: 64,740 sq km
water: 870 sq km | | Area - comparative: | slightly larger than West Virginia | | Land boundaries: | 0 km | | Coastline: | 1,340 km | | Terrain: | mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pidurutalagala 2,524 m | | Capital: | 8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western
note: in 1998 the Government of Sri Lanka proposed a merger of the former Northern and Eastern provinces; while this merger was never ratified, the Government treats North Eastern Province as a de facto singular administrative unit |
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