Sri Lanka Practical Country Info
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Sri Lanka, civil time is represented by Asia/Colombo, traffic keeps to the left side, the listed mains supply is 230 V, the international calling code is +94, and the country-code domain is .lk.
Sri Lanka time right now
Civil time reference
Sri Lanka is represented here using Asia/Colombo.
Driving side
Left side traffic
Vehicles normally travel on the left side of the road in Sri Lanka.
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Plug and socket types
Type G
3 rectangular pins
How Sri Lanka is identified internationally
For Sri Lanka, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Sri Lanka practical data table
| Field | Sri Lanka | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | Asia/Colombo | IANA |
| Driving side | Left side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 230 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 50 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +94 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .lk | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | LK | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | LKA | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 144 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Sri Lanka's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +94, ccTLD .lk, time-zone reference Asia/Colombo, and identify the authority used for each claim.