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| Location | Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India |
| Geographic coordinates | 7 00 N, 81 00 E |
| Map references | asia |
| Area |
total: 65,610 sq km water: 870 sq km land: 64,740 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly larger than West Virginia |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 1,340 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm |
| Climate | tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October) |
| Terrain | mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: indian ocean 0 m highest point: pidurutalagala 2,524 m |
| Natural resources | limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower |
| Land use |
arable land: 13.86% permanent crops: 15.7% other: 70.44% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 6,510 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | occasional cyclones and tornadoes |
| Environment - current issues | deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by poaching and urbanization; coastal degradation from mining activities and increased pollution; freshwater resources being polluted by industrial wastes and sewage runoff; waste disposal; air pollution in Colombo |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, climate change-kyoto protocol, desertification, endangered species, environmental modification, hazardous wastes, law of the sea, ozone layer protection, ship pollution, wetlands signed, but not ratified: marine life conservation |
| Geography note | strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes |
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