Costa Rica

Republic of Costa Rica República de Costa Rica (Spanish)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Himno Nacional de Costa Rica" (Spanish) "National Anthem of Costa Rica"

Capital and largest city	San José 9°56′N84°5′W / 9.933°N 84.083°W / 9.933; -84.083
Official languages	Spanish
Recognized regional languages	Mekatelyu Bribri Patois
Ethnic groups (2011^[2])	83.6% White or Mestizo 6.7% Mulatto (mixed Black and White) 2.4% Indigenous 1.1% Black 6.2% Others^[1]
Religion (2021)^[3]^[4]	72.6% Christianity —47.5% Catholic (official) —22.5% Protestant —2.6% Other Christian 27.0% No religion 0.4% Others
Demonym(s)	Costa Rican Tico(a)
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic

• President	Carlos Alvarado
• 1st Vice-President	Epsy Campbell Barr
• 2nd Vice-President	Marvin Rodríguez

Legislature	Legislative Assembly
Independence declared

• from Spain	15 September 1821
• from First Mexican Empire	1 July 1823
• from the Federal Republic of Central America	14 November 1838
• Recognized by Spain	10 May 1850
• Constitution	7 November 1949^[2]

Area
• Total	51,100 km² (19,700 sq mi) (126th)
• Water (%)	1.05 (as of 2015)^[5]
Population
• 2020 estimate	5,094,118^[6] (123rd)
• Density	220/sq mi (84.9/km²) (107th)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$95.791 billion^[7]
• Per capita	$18,651^[7]
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$65.179 billion^[7]
• Per capita	$12,690^[7]
Gini (2020)	49.7^[8] high
HDI (2019)	0.810^[9] very high · 62nd
Currency	Costa Rican colón (CRC)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+506
ISO 3166 code	CR
Internet TLD	.cr .co.cr

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Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Environment

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

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