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Republic of Costa Rica
República de Costa Rica  (Spanish)
Anthem: "Himno Nacional de Costa Rica" (Spanish)
"National Anthem of Costa Rica"
Location of Costa Rica
Capital
and largest city
San José
9°56′N84°5′W / 9.933°N 84.083°W / 9.933; -84.083
Official languagesSpanish
Recognized regional languages
Ethnic groups
(2011[2])
Religion
(2021)[3][4]
Demonym(s)
GovernmentUnitarypresidentialconstitutionalrepublic
Carlos Alvarado
Epsy Campbell Barr
Marvin Rodríguez
LegislatureLegislative Assembly
Independence declared
• from Spain
15 September 1821
1 July 1823
14 November 1838
• Recognized by Spain
10 May 1850
• Constitution
7 November 1949[2]
Area
• Total
51,100 km2 (19,700 sq mi) (126th)
• Water (%)
1.05 (as of 2015)[5]
Population
• 2020 estimate
5,094,118[6] (123rd)
• Density
220/sq mi (84.9/km2) (107th)
GDP (PPP)2020 estimate
• Total
$95.791 billion[7]
• Per capita
$18,651[7]
GDP (nominal)2020 estimate
• Total
$65.179 billion[7]
• Per capita
$12,690[7]
Gini (2020)Negative increase 49.7[8]
high
HDI (2019)Increase 0.810[9]
very high · 62nd
CurrencyCosta Rican colón (CRC)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
Driving sideright
Calling code+506
ISO 3166 codeCR
Internet TLD.cr
.co.cr

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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