!!!Sri Lanka: Geography
||Location|Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
||Geographic Coordinates|7 00 N, 81 00 E[{GoogleMap location='7.0,81.0' zoom='4'}]
||Area |''total: ''65,610 sq km\\''land: ''64,630 sq km\\''water: ''980 sq km\\[[__''Verified in 8 databases''__]
||Land boundaries|0 km
||Coastline|1,340 km
||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Indian Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''Pidurutalagala 2,524 m
||Highest Mountains|According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Piduruthalagala   2524   m; Adam's Peak   2243   m\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]:Pidurutalagala 2524 m; Adam’s Peak 2243 m; Kikilimana 2240 m; Mahakudagala 2100 m; Water Fall P. T. New 2076 m\\__List verified partially__\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Mountains|Geography/Asia/Sri_Lanka/Geography/Important_Mountains]
||Terrain|mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior
||Natural Hazards|occasional cyclones and tornadoes
||Natural Resource|limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower
||Land Use|''arable land: ''18.29%\\''permanent crops: ''14.94%\\''other: ''66.77% (2011)
||Climate|tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)
||Irrigated Land|5,700 sq km (2003)
||Renewable Water Resources|52.8 cu km (2011)
||Environment_CurrentIssues|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
||Large Cities|Colombo; Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia; Moratuwa; Jaffna; Negombo\\Colombo; Galkissa; Moratuwa; Jaffna; Negombo\\ __[[List Verified]__\\__Explanation:__ Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia and Galkissa are same \\[Important Cities|Geography/Asia/Sri_Lanka/Geography/Important_Cities]
||Geography-note|strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes