Costa Rica abolished its army in 1949 and has kept none since. Covering a fraction of a percent of the planet's surface, it holds an outsized share of its known species.
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Easy learning about Costa Rica
The capital city of Costa Rica is San Jose, capital city of Costa Rica.
Word: PuraVida
Meaning: pure life
Administrative Divisions
7 provinces:
- Alajuela
- Cartago
- Guanacaste
- Heredia
- Limón
- Puntarenas
- San José
Provinces of Costa Rica map
Costa Rica is a Country of Continental Caribbean on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the Central America sub-region in the continent of Americas.
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0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Basic Information
Capital City: San Jose, capital city of Costa Rica
Population: 5,152,950 (UN)
Area: 51,100 km² / 31,752 sq mi
People from Costa Rica are called: Costa Ricans
Geography
Latitude: 10.065° N
Longitude: 84.078° W
Geographical Subregion: Central America
Intermediary Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Continental Region: Americas
Climate
tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 41 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 534 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Moderate Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 62 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 1.86 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 62 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.833
Mean Years of Schooling: 8.8
Expected Years of Schooling: 16.3
Life Expectancy at Birth: 80.8 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Catholic
Second Most Predominant: Evangelical
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
Technical Information
TLD: .cr
Calling Code: +506
MapGeo Name: Costa Rica
MapGeo Code: CR