🚩 Flag of Costa Rica • live waving render
Americas — Central America
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Republic of Costa Rica
5.3M
Population
World #124
51,100 km²
Land Area
World #131
$102.6 billion
GDP (USD)
World #72
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Did You Know?
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Costa Rica is the world's #124 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #131 globally by land area — covering about 0.03% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 2 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #72 worldwide with a GDP of $102.6 billion USD.
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Population density is 103.9 people per km² — world rank #110.
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The calendar week officially starts on Sunday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
San José
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Phone Code
+506
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Internet TLD
.cr
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Nationality
Costa Rican
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Week Starts
Sunday
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ISO Codes
CR / CRI / 188
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Coordinates
10.00°, -84.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$102.6 billion USD
World rank #72 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$19,322
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
103.9 /km²
World density rank #110
₡
Costa Rican colón
CRC • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
5,309,625
World rank #124 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Spanish
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Demonym
Costa Rican
What its people are called
🗣️ Spanish
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
51,100 km²
0.03% of Earth's landmass • World #131
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Land Borders
2 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC-06:00
America/Costa_Rica
CST — Central Standard Time (North America)
“Costa Rica” Around the World
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Costa Rica
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کاستاریکا
جمهوری کاستاریکا
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Republika Kostaryki
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Costa Rica
República da Costa Rica
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Costa Rica
República de Costa Rica
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جمہوریہ کوسٹاریکا
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哥斯达黎加共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
CR
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ISO Alpha-3
CRI
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
188
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
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e.g. regex: ^(\d{5})$
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WikiData ID
Q800
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Also Spelled As
CR • Republic of Costa Rica • República de Costa Rica