Virginia is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions 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 Virginia and Sri Lanka regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Virginia bigger than Sri Lanka?
The total area of Virginia is 42,774.20 sq mi, and the total area of Sri Lanka is 25,330 sq mi. Virginia is bigger than Sri Lanka by 17,444.20 sq mi. Virginia is around 1.69 times bigger than Sri Lanka.
Area of Virginia: 42,774.2 sq mi ( 110,785.67 km2 )
Area of Sri Lanka: 25,330 sq mi ( 65,610 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Virginia as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 8,642,274.
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 Virginia and Sri Lanka.
The capital city of Virginia is Richmond, and the capital cities of Sri Lanka are Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative) and Colombo (executive and judicial).
Official Languages
Virginia: English
Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil
Demonym(s)
Virginia: Virginian
Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan
ISO 3166 Code
Virginia: US-VA
Sri Lanka: LK
Virginia 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 Virginia:
37° 31′ 17.4″ N, 78° 51′ 13.32″ W
Coordinates of Sri Lanka:
7° 0′ 0″ N, 81° 0′ 0″ E
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