Costa Rica
Republic of Costa Rica República de Costa Rica (Spanish) | |
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| Anthem: “Himno Nacional de Costa Rica“ (Spanish) “National Anthem of Costa Rica” | |
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| Capital and largest city | San José 9°56′N 84°5′W / 9.933°N 84.083°W |
| Official languages | Spanish |
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| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
| Rodrigo Chaves | |
| Stephan Brunner | |
| Mary Munive | |
| 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 | |
• 2022 census | 5,044,197[6] |
• Density | 220/sq mi (84.9/km2) (107th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total |  $129.95 billion[7] (90th) |
• Per capita | $24,837[7] (66th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $68.489 billion[7] (85th) |
• Per capita | $13,090[7] (64th) |
| Gini (2020) |  49.7[8]high |
| HDI (2021) |  0.809[9]very high · 58th |
| 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 |
