Capital: San Jose
Location: Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Government: Republic of Costa Rica
Currency: Costa Rican colones (CRC)
Area: 51,100 sq km
Population: 5,151,140 (July 2021 est.)
Languages: Spanish (official), English
Religion: Roman Catholic 71.8%, Evangelical and Pentecostal 12.3%, other Protestant 2.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.5%, other 2.4%, none 10.4% (2016 est.)
TimeZone: UTC-6
Tel Code: +506
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