| America > Central America > Costa Rica | |
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| Official Name Republic of Costa Rica | |
| Region America | |
| Sub-Region Central America | |
| Capital San Jose | |
| Currency Costa Rican Colon (CRC) | |
| Independence Day 15 Sep 1821: Independence from Spain in 1821. | |
| Population 4,667,096 | |
| Nationality Costa Rican | |
| Ethnic Group 83.6% White or Mestizo, 6.7% Mulatto, 2.4% Amerindian, 1.1% Black, 6.2% Others | |
| Area 51,100 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Nicaragua, Panama | |
| Time Zone CST (UTC -6) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 10.00, Longitude -84.00 | |
| Dialing Code +506 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code CR | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code CRI | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 188 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee CRC | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .cr | |