Costa Rica

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