Costa Rica
Costa Rica is in Central America, with its capital at San José and an area of about 51,100 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Republic of Costa Rica
- Capital
- San José
- Region
- Americas · Central America
- Area
- 51,100 km²
- Languages
- Spanish
- Currencies
- Costa Rican colón (CRC)
- Natural resources
- hydropower
- Industries
- medical equipment, food processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products
- Main exports
- medical instruments, integrated circuits, orthopedic appliances, bananas, tropical fruits
First-level divisions (7)
- Guanacaste
- Limón
- San José
- Alajuela
- Cartago
- Heredia
- Puntarenas
Major cities
- San José (population 1,284,000)
- Alajuela (population 387,743)
- Cartago (population 196,946)
- Limón (population 85,001)
- Puntarenas (population 57,102)
- Liberia (population 45,380)
- Heredia (population 21,947)