Colombo

Capital of Sri Lanka

Capital of

Sri Lanka

Continent

Asia

Population

752 993

Languages

Sinhala and Tamil

Currencies

Sri Lankan rupee

Flag

red, orange, yellow and green

Island country

Yes

Landlocked

No

Drives on the left

Yes

European Union

No

In Geodoku grids

Colombo meets these criteria. With Doku+, open each one to see all the capitals that meet it.

• In Asia
• Between the two tropics
• Capital of an island country
• On the sea coast
• Fewer than 1M people
• Capital of a country that drives on the left
• Capital of a country in the Commonwealth
• Capital of a former British colony