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Costa Rica

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Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, sharing a maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of nearly 51,180 km2 (19,760 sq mi); the capital and largest city is San José, home to around 350,000 residents and two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area.

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People are called

Costa Rican

Driving side

Right

Calling code

+506

Capital

San José

Population

5,265,575

Area

51,179 km2

Climate

Tropical

Government

Presidential republic

Currency

Costa Rican colón

Languages

Spanish, English

Sells

medical instruments, integrated circuits, orthopedic appliances, bananas

Sells to

USA 40%, Netherlands 6%, China 5%

Land borders

2: Nicaragua, Panama

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+506

Founded

1821

Hemisphere

Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Costa Rican

These are English demonyms for people from Costa Rica. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

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Turning points

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Religion: state & society

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BEYOND THE MAP

Costa Rica in the study desk

Places and things the general-knowledge library connects to Costa Rica. Open one to follow its connections, then practise them with typed recall.

Geography 7

Arenal Volcano Cerro Chirripó Rincón de la Vieja Volcano Turrialba Barva Volcano Miravalles Volcano Orosí Volcano

Food & drink 1

Casado

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Spanishofficial

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English

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What it sells, and to whom

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Farms and fisheries

sugarcane
pineapples
bananas
oil palm fruit
milk
fruits

Largest cities

San José capital	335,007
Limón	63,081
Alajuela	47,494
Liberia	45,380

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Costa Rican colón

Belongs to

Organization of American States World Meteorological Organization United Nations International Development Association Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency International Bank for Reconstruction and Development UNESCO Central American Bank for Economic Integration World Health Organization Interpol World Trade Organization Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean Universal Postal Union

Climate and geography

tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands

Climate zone

Tropical

Highest point

Cerro Chirripó

Landmarks and landscapes

Arenal Volcano Monteverde Cloud Forest

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (2)

Nicaragua

Panama

In charge right now

Laura Fernández Delgado Head of state and government

Figures from its history

Jose Figueres Ferrer Abolished the army in 1948 José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer was a Costa Rican farmer, revolutionary leader, and statesman who served as the 32nd and 36th President of Costa Rica from 1953 to 1958 and from 1970 to 1974.

Oscar Arias Nobel Peace Prize for the Central America accords Óscar Arias Sánchez is a Costa Rican politician, activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was the president of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2010.