Republic of Costa Rica República de Costa Rica (Spanish) | |
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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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| Ethnic groups (2011[2]) |
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| Religion (2017)[3] | 52% Catholic (official Christian religion) 22% Protestant 17% Irreligion 3% Buddhism and others 3% Unknown |
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| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
| Carlos Alvarado | |
| Epsy Campbell Barr | |
| Marvin Rodríguez | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
| Independence declared | |
• from Spain | 15 September 1821 |
• from First Mexican Empire | 1 July 1823 |
• from the Federal Republic of Central America | 1838 |
• Recognized by Spain | 10 May 1850 |
• Constitution | 7 November 1949[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 51,100 km2 (19,700 sq mi) (126th) |
• Water (%) | 0.7 |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 4,999,441[4][5] (123rd) |
• Density | 220/sq mi (84.9/km2) (107th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $95.791 billion[6] |
• Per capita | $18,651[6] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $65.179 billion[6] |
• Per capita | $12,690[6] |
| Gini (2019) |  47.8[7]high |
| HDI (2018) |  0.794[8]high · 68th |
| 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 |
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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 Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around 5 million in a land area of 51,060 square kilometers. An estimated 333,980 people live in the capital and largest city, San José, with around 2 million people in the surrounding metropolitan area.