Costa Rica - Introduction

Costa Rica (officially: Republic of Costa Rica) is a country in Americas, precisely in Central America, with a population of about 5.3 Millions inhabitants today (2024-11-08). The capital city of Republic of Costa Rica is San José, and the official country TLD code is .cr. Costa Rica has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as CR, CRI, CRC, 188 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Costa Rica , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Costa Rica
Official Republic of Costa Rica
Common (Native) Costa Rica
Official (Native) Republic of Costa Rica
Alternative spellings CR, Republic of Costa Rica, República de Costa Rica
Translations ⬇️
Languages
spa Spanish
Geography
User Country Flag

Flag

Costa Rica is located in Central America and has a total land area of 51100 km². It is bounded by Nicaragua, Panama and the capital city is San José

Region/Continent North America
Subregion Central America
TimeZone UTC-06:00
Capital city San José
Area 51100 km²
Population 2024-11-08 5.3 Millions
Bordered Countreies Nicaragua, Panama
Demonym
eng Male: Costa Rican / Female: Costa Rican
fra Male: Costaricain / Female: Costaricaine
Lat/Lng 10, -84
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Costa Rica

The flag of Costa Rica is composed of five horizontal bands of blue, white, red, white and blue. The central red band is twice the height of the other four bands.

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Currency
Name Costa Rican colón
Code CRC
Symbol
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 CR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 CRI
ISO 3166-1 numeric 188
International calling code +506
FIFA 3 Letter Code CRC
All Important Facts about Costa Rica

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Costa Rica is found in Central America