A
metal vapor
discharge lamp, comprises: a translucent
ceramic envelope, the envelope comprising a center
bulb for defining a
discharge space and side tubes, the center
bulb and the side tubes being integrally molded; a pair of current suppliers extending through hollows of the side tubes respectively, each of the current suppliers comprising an
electrode and a lead-in wire, a first end of the
electrode being disposed in the
discharge space, a second end of the
electrode being connected with the lead-in wire; a
sealant for hermetically sealing open ends of the side tubes; and a light-emitting
metal contained in the discharge space. An inner wall and an external wall of a seamless boundary portion between the center
bulb and each of the side tubes have the smallest curvature
radius of Ri mm and Ro mm, respectively. The center bulb has an inner
diameter of D mm. The lamp has an
electric power of P watts. The
radius Ri,
radius Ro,
diameter D and
electric power P satisfy,−0.00076P+0.304≦Ri / D≦−0.00076P+0.490, Formula (1)where P≦350 watts; and1.28Ro≦Ri≦1.39Ro. Formula (2)