Costa Rica, Central America
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
Image of San Jose, capital city of Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a Central-American democracy supplying 98 % renewable power, no standing army since 1949, top global biodiversity density, and high-tech manufacturing led by medical devices.
Costa Rica in one word would be “PuraVida,” meaning pure life.
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Costa Rica armorial
Costa Rica is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean, North America located in the Central America sub‑region of the Americas continent.
Easy learning about Costa Rica |
The capital city of Costa Rica is San Jose.
| Costa Rica is located in | Latin America and the Caribbean, North America Central America Americas Continent Inhabitants of Costa Rica are called Costa Ricans |
| Costa Rica has a population of | 5,105,525 inhabitants within a total area of 51,100 Km2 (31,752 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Costa Rica’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 58 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.95 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Costa Rica HDI ranks in position nº 62 worldwide HDI of 0.833 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Costa Rica’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 151 countries Costa Rica passport ranks 26th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Costa Rica GDP per capita is | $19,095 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Costa Rica ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Costa Rica EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Moderate proficiency has a score of 534 ranks 41st worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 10° 00' N, 84° 00' W Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Panama, Nicaragua. |
| Costa Rica Climate | tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands |
| Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Second most predominant religion | Evangelical and Pentecostal, |
| Currency name & code | Colon (CRC) |
| Internet ccTLD | .cr |
| Costa Rica calling code | +506 |
Costa Rica administrative divisions
7 provinces (provincias)
- Alajuela,
- Cartago,
- Guanacaste,
- Heredia,
- Limon,
- Puntarenas,
- San Jose
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