Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Costa Rica
Republic of Costa Rica República de Costa Rica (Spanish) | |
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| Anthem: "Himno Nacional de Costa Rica" (Spanish) "National Anthem of Costa Rica" | |
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| Capital and largest city | San José 9°56′N 84°5′W / 9.933°N 84.083°W |
| Official languages | Spanish |
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| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
| Rodrigo Chaves | |
| Stephan Brunner | |
| Mary Munive | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
| Independence declared | |
• from Spain | 15 September 1821 |
• from First Mexican Empire | 1 July 1823 |
• from the Federal Republic of Central America | 14 November 1838 |
• Recognized by Spain | 10 May 1850 |
• Constitution | 7 November 1949[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 51,100 km2 (19,700 sq mi) (126th) |
• Water (%) | 1.05 (as of 2015)[5] |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 5,204,411[6] (124th) |
• Density | 220/sq mi (84.9/km2) (107th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total |  $128.134 billion[7] |
• Per capita | $24,490[7] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $65.314 billion[7] |
• Per capita | $12,483[7] |
| Gini (2020) |  49.7[8]high |
| HDI (2021) |  0.809[9]very high · 58th |
| Currency | Costa Rican colón (CRC) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +506 |
| ISO 3166 code | CR |
| Internet TLD | .cr .co.cr |
Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of 51,060 km2 (19,710 sq mi). An estimated 333,980 people live in the capital and largest city, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area.