Washington is a state located in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States of America, whereas Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Washington and Sri Lanka regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Washington bigger than Sri Lanka?
The total area of Washington is 71,362 sq mi, and the total area of Sri Lanka is 25,330 sq mi. Washington is bigger than Sri Lanka by 46,032 sq mi. Washington is around 2.82 times bigger than Sri Lanka.
Area of Washington State: 71,362 sq mi ( 184,827 km2 )
Area of Sri Lanka: 25,330 sq mi ( 65,610 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Washington as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 7,738,692.
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 Washington and Sri Lanka.
The capital city of Washington is Olympia, and the capital cities of Sri Lanka are Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative) and Colombo (executive and judicial).
Official Languages
Washington: English
Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil
Demonym(s)
Washington: Washingtonian
Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan
ISO 3166 Code
Washington: US-WA
Sri Lanka: LK
Washington Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Sri Lanka Time Zone:
UTC + 5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Washington:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Sri Lanka:
7° 0′ 0″ N, 81° 0′ 0″ E
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