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Sri Lanka is approximately the same size as Ireland.

Sri Lanka is approximately 65,610 sq km
Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km

This makesIreland 7% larger than Sri Lanka.

The population of Sri Lanka is 23 million people which is approximately 18 million fewer people than live in Ireland.

Sri Lanka Ireland

Sri Lanka Ireland

Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Indian subcontinent, in a strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes.

The nation has a total area of 65,610 square kilometres (25,330 sq mi), with 64,630 square kilometres (24,950 sq mi) of land and 980 square kilometres (380 sq mi) of water.

Its coastline is 1,340 kilometres (830 mi) long.

The main island of Sri Lanka has an area of 65,268 km2; it is the twenty-fifth largest island in the world by area.Dozens of offshore islands account for the remaining 342 km2 area.

The largest offshore island, Mannar Island, leads to Adam’s Bridge.
Adam’s Bridge, a land connection to the Indian mainland, is now mostly submerged with only a chain of limestone shoals remaining above sea level. According to temple records, this natural causeway was formerly complete, but was breached by a violent storm (probably a cyclone) in 1480. The formation is also known as Rama’s Bridge, as according to Hindu mythology, it was constructed during the rule of Lord Rama.

Sri Lanka’s climate includes tropical monsoons: the northeast monsoon (December to March), and the southwest monsoon (June to October).

Sri Lanka terrain is mostly low, flat to rolling plain, with mountains in the south-central interior, the highest point is Pidurutalagala at 2,524 m (8,281 ft).

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