Sri Lanka country code

How to call Sri Lanka using country code ?

Sri Lanka is located in Asia near countries : Maldives, Nepal, Diego Garcia, Burma, Bangladesh and Thailand. The international country code to dial Sri Lanka is :

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Phone use and access in Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

As many Asian countries, the international dialing code 94 is only required to call Sri Lanka from abroad. Concerning national calls made in Sri Lanka, it is not necessary to dial the Sri Lankan country code 94. Finally, to call your correspondent in Sri Lanka from a country abroad, dial first the prefix of exit which takes one of the following forms: 00 / 011 / 810 and sign "+ " for calls since the mobile phone. These are possible compositions: 0094 / 810 94 / 011 94 / +94.

Some useful informations

International access code (exit code) : 00 (to dial when making calls from Sri Lanka to abroad)
Sri Lankan international dialing code : 94
Fixed telephone Subscriptions (2016) : 2 479 802 Sri Lankan subscribers
Mobile landline usage : 11.92% of Sri Lankans
Mobile cellular users (2016) : 25 797 199 Sri Lankan mobile users
Mobile phone usage : 124.03% of Sri Lankans
Internet usage : 32% of Sri Lankans

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How to call Sri Lanka from USA and Canada

Calling Sri Lankan landline phone number

enter the exit code '011' ;
dial Sri Lanka country code : 94 ;
dial the area code : For example "36 + 5 digits " is Avissawella area phone code ;
add the Sri Lankan phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 94 36 + 5 digits XXX XXX.

Calling Sri Lankan mobile phone number (cellular phone)

enter the exit code '011' or '+';
dial Sri Lanka country code : 94 ;
add the Sri Lankan mobile phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 94 Z XXX XXX. ('Z' represent the cellular area code)

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About Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka belongs to the Asian continent bordering Maldives, Nepal, Diego Garcia, Burma, Bangladesh and Thailand. Sri Lankan population is about 21324791 inhabitants with an area of 65,61 km². The capital of Sri Lanka is Colombo and the iso code is : LKA.

What time is it now in Sri Lanka ?

Before calling your Sri Lankan correspondent , it is important to know what time it is in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan local time :

The current time is 2:42 AM (UTC/GMT 5.5 hours).

Current day :

We are : Friday September 22, 2023 .

Sri Lankan cities area codes

Area code	City	Calling from USA/Canada/ North America	Calling from UK/Australia /France/Europe...
24 5	Vavuniya	0119424 5	009424 5
26 5	Trincomalee	0119426 5	009426 5
45 4	Ratnapura	0119445 4	009445 4
27 4	Polonnaruwa	0119427 4	009427 4
34	Panadura	0119434	009434
52 4	Nuwara Eliya	0119452 4	009452 4
31 4	Negambo	0119431 4	009431 4
542 4	Nawalapitiya	01194542 4	0094542 4
41 5	Mathara	0119441 5	009441 5
66 4	Matale	0119466 4	009466 4
23 4	Mannar	0119423 4	009423 4
37 5	Kurunegala	0119437 5	009437 5
35 4	Kegalle	0119435 4	009435 4
8	Katagastota	011948	00948
8 6 d	Kandy	011948 6 d	00948 6 d
34 5	Kalutara	0119434 5	009434 5
67 4	Kalmunai	0119467 4	009467 4
21 4	Jaffna	0119421 4	009421 4
51 5	Hatton	0119451 5	009451 5
47 5	Hambantota	0119447 5	009447 5
33 5	Gampaha	0119433 5	009433 5
9 5 d	Galle	011949 5 d	00949 5 d
32 4	Chilaw	0119432 4	009432 4
65 4	Batticaloa	0119465 4	009465 4
57 4	Bandarawella	0119457 4	009457 4
55 4	Badulla	0119455 4	009455 4
36 5	Avissawella	0119436 5	009436 5
25 4	Anuradhapura	0119425 4	009425 4
63 4	Ampara	0119463 4	009463 4
97	Ambalangoda	0119497	009497

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