Capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte / Colombo · Asia
Sri Lanka is one of the 197 UN countries in 4x4 Grid, the free daily geography puzzle where you name a country that fits two rules at once. Here is what the game knows about it.
Every square in 4x4 Grid joins a row rule and a column rule. Sri Lanka is a valid answer for any square built from two of these 34 categories:
Location
In AsiaIsland nationCoastline on the Indian OceanAverage temperature of 26.5 °C or more
Capital
Capital isn’t the largest cityCapital within 10° of the EquatorCapital on the coastCapital has 2+ wordsCapital moved since 1950
Neighbours
No land borders
Size
Population over 20 millionMore than 200 people per km²Over 300 people per km²Under 25% live in cities
Flag
Flag with an animalFlag with a weaponFlag with redFlag with greenFlag with yellowFlag with orangeFlag with 4+ coloursFlag with red, yellow and greenFlag without white
Name
Starts with SEnds with AName has 2+ wordsCapital starts with same letter
Politics
Commonwealth memberDrives on the left
History
Former British colonyHas had a female leader
Language
Uses a non-Latin script
Economy
Economy grew 5% or more in 2025Top 20 rice producer
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