North Carolina is a state located in the Southeastern 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 North Carolina and Sri Lanka regarding various aspects.
Size
Is North Carolina bigger than Sri Lanka?
The total area of North Carolina is 53,819 sq mi, and the total area of Sri Lanka is 25,330 sq mi. North Carolina is bigger than Sri Lanka by 28,489 sq mi. North Carolina is around 2.12 times bigger than Sri Lanka.
Area of North Carolina: 53,819 sq mi ( 139,390 km2 )
Area of Sri Lanka: 25,330 sq mi ( 65,610 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of North Carolina as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 10,551,162.
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 North Carolina and Sri Lanka.
The capital city of North Carolina is Raleigh and the capital cities of Sri Lanka are Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative) and Colombo (executive and judicial).
Official Languages
North Carolina: English
Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil
Demonym(s)
North Carolina: North Carolinian
Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan
ISO 3166 Code
North Carolina: US-NC
Sri Lanka: LK
North Carolina Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Sri Lanka Time Zone:
UTC + 5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of North Carolina:
35° 33′ 20.52″ N, 79° 23′ 15.72″ W
Coordinates of Sri Lanka:
7° 0′ 0″ N, 81° 0′ 0″ E
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