Basic facts about Costa Rica
Country name: | Costa Rica |
Capital: | San José |
Country code: | 240 |
Continent: | Central America and Caribbean |
Currency name: | Costa Rican colon |
Independence: | 1821-09-15 00:00:00 |
Independent from: | from Spain |
Total area (km2): | 51,100 |
Land area (km2): | 51,060 |
Water area (km2): | 40 |
Population: | 4,695,942 |
Population note: | 4,695,942 (July 2013 est.) |
Official language: | Spanish |
All languages: | Spanish (official), English |
Time zone: | CST (UTC−6) |
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Drive on: | right |
Calling code: | +506 |
Domain: | .cr |