Maine is a state located in the New England region of the United States of America, whereas Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Maine and Sri Lanka regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Maine bigger than Sri Lanka?
The total area of Maine is 35,385 sq mi, and the total area of Sri Lanka is 25,330 sq mi. Maine is bigger than Sri Lanka by 10,055 sq mi. Maine is around 1.40 times bigger than Sri Lanka.
Area of Maine: 35,385 sq mi ( 91,646 km2 )
Area of Sri Lanka: 25,330 sq mi ( 65,610 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Maine as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 1,372,247.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Sri Lanka as of 2020, was estimated to be around 21,919,000.
Here is some more data comparison between Maine and Sri Lanka.
The capital city of Maine is Augusta, and the capital cities of Sri Lanka are Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative) and Colombo (executive and judicial).
Official Languages
Maine: English
Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil
Demonym(s)
Maine: Mainer
Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan
ISO 3166 Code
Maine: US-ME
Sri Lanka: LK
Human Development Index
HDI of Maine as of 2019: 0.922
HDI of Sri Lanka as of 2019: 0.782
Maine Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Zone)
Sri Lanka Time Zone:
UTC + 5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Maine:
45° 0′ 0″ N, 69° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Sri Lanka:
7° 0′ 0″ N, 81° 0′ 0″ E
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