Here, we have some interesting facts about Costa Rica. 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 (2024-11-01). 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.
Common | Costa Rica |
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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 ⬇️ |
spa | Spanish |
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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 |
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Subregion | Central America |
TimeZone | UTC-06:00 |
Capital city | San José |
Area | 51100 km² |
Population 2024-11-01 | 5.3 Millions |
Bordered Countreies | Nicaragua, Panama |
Demonym | |
eng | Male: Costa Rican / Female: Costa Rican |
fra | Male: Costaricain / Female: Costaricaine |
Lat/Lng | 10, -84 |
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.
Currency | |
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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 |
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