Costa Rica

Summary of Costa Rica located in North America.   Back to All Countries List


Offical Flag of Costa Rica
FIPS Code :   CS
ISO Code :   CR
ISO 3 Code :   CRI
Numeric ISO :   188
Continent :   North America
Area in (Sq KM) :   51100
DMS :   9° 44' 56.10" N, 83° 45' 12.34" W
Phone Code :   506
Currency :   Colon (CRC)
In Native :   Costa Rica

Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around 5 million in a land area of 51,060 square kilometers. An estimated 333,980 people live in the capital and largest city, San José, with around 2 million people in the surrounding metropolitan area.

September 15 Costa Rica Independence Day: Commemorates independence of the Central America region from Spanish rule in 1821
 
Capital :   San Jose
Neighbour Countries :   Panama,   Nicaragua
Languages :   Spanish,   English

Regions in Costa Rica

Alajuela
Cartago
Guanacaste
Heredia
Limon
Puntarenas
San Jose

Time zones in Costa Rica

Countries can have more than one time zone. Date time has been calculated using UTC.

Time Zone Id GMT Offset Current Date Time
America/Costa_Rica -6 Thursday, April 3, 2025 5:28:49 PM

Time Zone Name GMT Offset Current Date Time
Central America Standard Time -6 Thursday, April 3, 2025 5:28:49 PM

Largest Cities and Populated Areas of Costa Rica