• 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
  
  Land: 64,740 sq km
  
  Water: 870 sq km
• Area - comparative: slightly larger than West Virginia
• Land boundaries: 0 km
• Coastline: 1340 km
• Maritime claims:
  
  Territorial sea: 12 nm
  
  Contiguous zone: 24 nm
  
  Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
  
  Continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
• 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