Flag of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has two vertical maroon stripes on the hoist side, a yellow field, and a green vertical stripe on the fly side. A blond lion holding a sword is in the center. The lion is the Sinhalese majority, the courage and strength of the Sri Lankan people; the yellow field is the Tamil minority, the maroon stripes are the Muslim minority, and the green stripe is the minority.

Sovereign Country	Yes
Offical Name	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Country Code	LK
Continent	Asia
Captial City	Colombo
Total Area	65 610 km
Currency	Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
Population	22 803 000
Calling Code	+94