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Pick a country for the practical facts you need before you land: currency and live exchange rate, language, capital, plug type and voltage, which side of the road they drive on, time zone and emergency numbers — plus its top destinations and airports.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka packs ancient cities, tea-covered highlands, wildlife-rich national parks and palm-fringed beaches into a single teardrop-shaped island. Its layered history — Sinhalese, Tamil, Buddhist, Hindu and colonial — is visible everywhere, from cave temples and hilltop fortresses to the leopard-spotting safaris of Yala National Park.
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Currency
LKR
— Sri Lankan Rupee
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Language
Sinhala, Tamil
Capital
Colombo (commercial/comercial) · Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (admin.)
Plug type
D, G, M
· 230V, 50Hz
Driving side
Left / Izquierda
Time zone
SLST (UTC+5:30)
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Daily budget
$25-35/day budget/económico · $55-90/day mid-range/gama media
SIM / mobile data
Dialog, Mobitel — SIMs at Colombo airport / en el aeropuerto de Colombo
Emergency numbers
119 Police/Policía
1990 Ambulance/Ambulancia (Suwa Seriya)
Bank holidays / closures
Sinhala & Tamil New Year
Top destinations
Airports
CMB
Bandaranaike International Airport
HRI
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport
RML
Ratmalana Airport
Border crossings
Railway network
Coastal / Southern Line
Eastern / Trincomalee Line
Main / Upcountry Line
Northern Line
