Costa Rica, Central America

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of San Jose, capital city of Costa Rica

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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
Costa Rica is located in	Latin America and the Caribbean, North America Central America Americas Continent
Costa Rica has a population of	5,105,525 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Costa Rica are called Costa Ricans
The country’s total area is	51,100 Km² ( 31,752 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	58
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Costa Rica HDI ranks in position nº 64 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.806 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Costa Rica’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 151 countries Costa Rica passport ranks in position nº 26 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 in English has a score of 534 ranks 41st worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	10° 00' N, 84° 00' W Open in Google Maps
Costa Rica Capital city	San Jose
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

7 provinces (provincias)

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