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Costa Rican

Republic of Costa Rica
República de Costa Rica
Flag of Costa Rica
Coat of arms of Costa Rica
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera" (Spanish)
"Noble motherland, your beautiful flag"
Location of Costa Rica
Location of Costa Rica
Capital
and largest city
San José
9°56′N 84°5′W / 9.933°N 84.083°W / 9.933; -84.083
Official languages Spanish
Recognized regional languages
Ethnic groups (2011)
Religion Roman Catholicism
Demonym
Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President
Luis Guillermo Solís
Helio Fallas Venegas
Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría
Legislature Legislative Assembly
Independence declared
• from Spain
September 15, 1821
July 1, 1823
1838
• Recognized by Spain
May 10, 1850
• Constitution
November 7, 1949
Area
• Total
51,100 km2 (19,700 sq mi) (128th)
• Water (%)
0.7
Population
• 2011 census
4,586,353
• Density
84/km2 (217.6/sq mi) (107th)
GDP (PPP) 2015 estimate
• Total
$74.324 billion
• Per capita
$15,365
GDP (nominal) 2015 estimate
• Total
$52.800 billion
• Per capita
$10,916
Gini (2009) 40.7
medium
HDI (2014) Increase 0.766
high · 69th
Currency Costa Rican colón (CRC)
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
Drives on the right
Calling code +506
ISO 3166 code CR
Internet TLD .cr
.co.cr

Coordinates: 10°N 84°W / 10°N 84°W / 10; -84

Costa Rica (Listeni/ˌkɒstə ˈrkə/; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally meaning "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica (Spanish: República de Costa Rica), is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around 4.5 million, of whom nearly a quarter live in the metropolitan area of the capital and largest city, San José.


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