Flag of Sri Lanka

Asia · Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

• Country: Sri Lanka
• Region: Asia
• Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
• Country code: LK

How to recognise it

Dark red with a golden lion holding a sword, surrounded by four bo leaves; green and orange vertical stripes on the left.

Did you know?

Sri Lanka is the world's largest exporter of Ceylon tea and has over 1,000 species of flowering plants.

Easily confused with

Sri Lanka's flag is often mixed up with these — learn to tell them apart:

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