Sri Lanka.
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Member of NAM.
Population
22.0M
GDP (nominal)
$74.9B
GDP / capita
$3,474
Capital
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Government
Unitary semi-president…
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
6.4 / 10
UN voting record
How Sri Lanka votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
Bloc alignment data not available yet.
Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.
Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Sri Lanka's foreign policy navigates between India and China, a balance that has shifted depending on the government in power. India is the dominant regional power and provides security cooperation, while China has become the largest source of infrastructure investment and loans.
Sri Lanka faces ongoing scrutiny at the UN Human Rights Council over accountability for the civil war's final stages. It has resisted calls for international investigations, framing them as violations of sovereignty. The country is active in the Non-Aligned Movement and SAARC.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$74.9B
GDP per capita
$3,474
Currency
Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
HDI
0.78
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Sri Lanka’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.