Capital of Costa Rica:
San JoséArea of Costa Rica: 51,100 km² (19,730 mi²) (
128th)
Population of Costa Rica: 5,129,910 (
127th)
- (2024 est.) Location: located in Central America
Languages of Costa Rica: Spanish (official),
English Religions of Costa Rica: Catholicism (
official) 47.5%,
Protestantism 22.5%, other
Christian 2.6%,
no religion 27%, others 0.4% (2021 est.)
Currency:
Costa Rican colón (₡,
CRC)
Organizations: United Nations
Border countries (2):
Nicaragua 313 km or (194 mi),
Panama 348 km or (216 mi).
Coastline: 1,290 km (800 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean
Territorial waters: 589 km² (227 mi²)
Administrative divisions of Costa Rica
7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia):
lajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San Jose.
Cities, towns, and villages
- San José - The capital.
- Alajuela - location of Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Cartago - Costa Rica's first capital
- Dominical - the South Pacific coast's largest city, among incredibly biodiversity and natural beauty
- Heredia - Coffee plantations
- Liberia - Location of Daniel Oduber International Airport and gateway to the beaches of Guanacaste, such as Samara, Nosara, Carillo
- Puerto Limón - Main city on the Caribbean side
- Puntarenas - Ferry to Nicoya Peninsula
- Quesada - the largest city by far in the country's North, surrounded by hot springs popular with Costa Rican vacationers
Natural resources: Hydropower, forest products, fisheries products.