Republic of Costa Rica
República de Costa Rica
(Spanish)
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Anthem: "Himno Nacional de Costa Rica" (Spanish) "National Anthem of Costa Rica" |
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Capital
and largest city
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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
(2021
[1])
|
|
Religion
(2021)
[3]
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|
Demonym(s) |
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Government | Unitary presidential republic |
Rodrigo Chaves | |
Stephan Brunner | |
Mary Munive | |
Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
Independence from | |
• from
Spain
|
15 September 1821 |
• from
First Mexican Empire
|
1 July 1823 |
•
from the Federal Republic of Central America |
14 November 1838 |
7 November 1949[1] | |
• Recognized by Spain
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10 May 1850 |
Area | |
• Total
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51,179.92 km2 (19,760.68 sq mi) (126th) |
• Water (%)
|
1.05 (as of 2015)[5] |
Population | |
• 2022 census
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5,044,197[6] |
• Density
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220/sq mi (84.9/km2) (107th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$141.527 billion[7] (90th) |
• Per capita
|
$26,809[7] (66th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$85.590 billion[7] (85th) |
• Per capita
|
$16,213[7] (64th) |
Gini (2022) | 47.2[8] high inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.806[9] very high (64th) |
Currency | Costa Rican colón (CRC) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
Drives on | right |
Calling code | +506 |
ISO 3166 code | CR |
Internet TLD | .cr .co.cr |
Republic of Costa Rica
República de Costa Rica
(Spanish)
|
|
---|---|
Anthem: "Himno Nacional de Costa Rica" (Spanish) "National Anthem 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
(2021
[1])
|
|
Religion
(2021)
[3]
|
|
Demonym(s) |
|
Government | Unitary presidential republic |
Rodrigo Chaves | |
Stephan Brunner | |
Mary Munive | |
Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
Independence from | |
• from
Spain
|
15 September 1821 |
• from
First Mexican Empire
|
1 July 1823 |
•
from the Federal Republic of Central America |
14 November 1838 |
7 November 1949[1] | |
• Recognized by Spain
|
10 May 1850 |
Area | |
• Total
|
51,179.92 km2 (19,760.68 sq mi) (126th) |
• Water (%)
|
1.05 (as of 2015)[5] |
Population | |
• 2022 census
|
5,044,197[6] |
• Density
|
220/sq mi (84.9/km2) (107th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$141.527 billion[7] (90th) |
• Per capita
|
$26,809[7] (66th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$85.590 billion[7] (85th) |
• Per capita
|
$16,213[7] (64th) |
Gini (2022) | 47.2[8] high inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.806[9] very high (64th) |
Currency | Costa Rican colón (CRC) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
Drives on | right |
Calling code | +506 |
ISO 3166 code | CR |
Internet TLD | .cr .co.cr |