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

latitude: 8.27627 / longitude: -84.88914

General information

Economy

The currency ISO code is CRC and the currency symbol is ₡. It is ranked 76# in the world with a GDP of $64,282,438,666 USD in 2021. You need to pay 2650.00₡ (that corresponds to $3.91 USD) for a Big Mac at McDonald's ©.

Geography

Here are the different languages spoken in the country: Spanish. 51,100 km² make up the entire country, a postcode system is employed and the key cities are: San José, Alajuela, Quesada, Liberia, San Pedro. San José is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Nicaragua, Panama.

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites: Cocos Island National Park, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís. Interesting food you need to try here: Gallo pinto.

Population

There are 4,890,379 inhabitants, or 0.066% of the population of planet earth.

Education

Well known universities are: University of Costa Rica.

Good to know

Telephone numbers begin with +506, the domain name ".cr" is used by the country's websites, the ISO code is CR Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica for more information about this nation.

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