Costa Rica: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 8.27627 / longitude: -84.88914

General information

Geography

The area of the country is 51,100 km², they use a postcode system and the main cities are: San José, Alajuela, Quesada, Liberia, San Pedro. Here are the different languages spoken in the country: Spanish. This nation's capital is San José and the country shares a border with Nicaragua, Panama.

Economy

The sign for the local currency is ₡ (CRC). In 2021 the GDP was $64,282,438,666 USD, placing it at position 76 in the market. In this country a Big Mac is worth 2650.00₡ (that corresponds to $3.91 USD).

Population

This country represents 0.066% of the world's population with about 4,890,379 individuals.

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites: Cocos Island National Park, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís. Well known national dishes are: Gallo pinto.

Education

Well known universities are: University of Costa Rica.

Good to know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica is a good place to find out more details on this country. The country's websites have the domain name ".cr", phone numbers start with +506, the ISO code is CR

Summary

Flag
ISO code CR
Capital San José
Population 4,890,379
World percentage 0.066%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Spanish
GDP (2021) $64,282,438,666
GDP position #76
Big Mac local price 2650.00₡
Big Mac USD price $3.91
Currency code CRC
Currency symbol
National dish Gallo pinto
TLD .cr
Phone prefix +506
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica