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 |