World Countries

Costa Rica

Costa Rica coat of arms
The flag of Costa Rica is composed of five horizontal bands of blue, white, red, white and blue. The central red band is twice the height of the other four bands.

Common Name: Costa Rica

Official Name: Republic of Costa Rica

Geographic Details

CapitalSan José
Continent(s)North America
RegionAmericas
SubregionCentral America
Landlocked❌
Area51,100 km²
Coordinates(10° 0' N, 84° 0' W)

Demographic and Political Information

Population5,094,114
CurrencyCosta Rican colón (₡)
TimezonesUTC-06:00
LanguagesSpanish
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.cr
Calling Code+5
Independent✅
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodeCR
alpha3CodeCRI