Country
Costa Rica
Also Known As Republic of Costa Rica
Central America
Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. It gained independence from Spain on 15 September 1821. It is a unitary presidential republic notable for having permanently abolished its army. Its capital is San Jose. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population2022 census figure, from Costa Rica's own Wikipedia infobox; a rounded 2026 estimate of approximately 5,160,700 also appears on the page. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearCosta Rica gained independence from Spain on 15 September 1821, joining the First Mexican Empire and later the Federal Republic of Central America until it separated in 1838. Classification
Sovereignty Status Costa Rica
Connections
Associated With
San Jose, Cities San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica.
Source San Jose, Costa Rica (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Has Capital
Source San Jose, Costa Rica (Wikipedia)
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- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Francisco Zuniga, nationals include there.
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- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Costa Rican Central Valley, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Irazu Volcano, found there there.
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- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Poas Volcano, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Poas Volcano, part of this there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Rincon de la Vieja, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Turrialba Volcano, part of this there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Turrialba Volcano, found there there.
- Also in Economics Atlas: Central Bank of Costa Rica, part of this there.
- Also in Education Atlas: University of Costa Rica, part of this there.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Casado, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Dragon Fruit, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Gallo Pinto, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Law Atlas: Alda Facio, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Angela Acuna Braun, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Barrios Altos v Peru, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Constitution of Costa Rica, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Elizabeth Odio Benito, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Fernando Cruz Castro, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Francisco Dall'Anese, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Inter-American Court of Human Rights, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Law of Costa Rica, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Manuel Ventura Robles, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Nancy Hernandez Lopez, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godinez, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Velasquez Rodriguez v Honduras, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Achillea millefolium, found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Agave fourcroydes, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Agrostis gigantea, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: American Cockroach, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Andean Horsetail, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Angel Insect, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Anoplogaster Cornuta, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Apium graveolens, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Aristolochia grandiflora, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Artemisia vulgaris, found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Atlantic Thorny Oyster, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Banana (Musa acuminata), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Basiliscus Plumifrons, found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Boston Fern, found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Cacao (Theobroma cacao), found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Coffee Plant (Coffea arabica), found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Daisy, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Frog (Rana temporaria), found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Cretan Brake, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Cuban Tree Frog, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Cucumber, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Cucumis melo, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Cyperus alternifolius, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Daucus carota, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Dill, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Drosophila melanogaster, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Eastern Oyster, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Elkhorn Coral, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Enterolobium cyclocarpum, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: European Wildcat, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Feral Goat, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Flamingo Tongue Snail, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Fruit Fly, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Gasteracantha cancriformis, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: German Cockroach, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Giant Freshwater Prawn, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Giant Oarfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Giant Tiger Prawn, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Goldfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Gorse, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Granular Poison Frog, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Great Barracuda, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Green Sea Turtle, found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Harpy Eagle, found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Ipomoea alba, found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Leatherback Sea Turtle, found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Quillwort, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Raphanus raphanistrum, found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Red Mangrove, found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Regalecus Glesne, found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Saimiri, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Sebastiania pavoniana, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Selaginella Lepidophylla, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Shepherds Purse, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Southern Giant Horsetail, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Spikemoss, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Spilogale, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Staghorn Coral, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Strawberry Poison Frog, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Swordfish, found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: Water Hyacinth, found there there.
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- Also in Nature Atlas: West Indian Manatee, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Western Honey Bee, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Whisk Fern, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: White Clover, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: White-tailed Deer, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Wild Boar, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Wild Sunflower, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Wood sandpiper, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Yellowfin Tuna, found there there.
- Also in Political Atlas: Costa Rica, the same subject.
- Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Franklin Chang-Diaz, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Claudia Poll, nationals include there.
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Costa Rica (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
Republic of Costa Rica
Infobox, capital
Capital and largest city: San Jose
Infobox, area
Total 51,179.92 km2 (19,760.68 sq mi)
Demographics section, 2022 census
It has a population of around five million in a land area of nearly 51,180 km2 (19,760 sq mi)
Introduction
borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest
View the Source Wikidata: Costa Rica
Wikidata: Arenal Volcano National Park
Encompasses: Arenal Volcano National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Manuel Antonio National Park
Encompasses: Manuel Antonio National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Poas Volcano National Park
Encompasses: Poas Volcano National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Chirripo National Park
Encompasses: Chirripo National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Cahuita National Park
Encompasses: Cahuita National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Palo Verde National Park
Encompasses: Palo Verde National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Tenorio Volcano National Park
Encompasses: Tenorio Volcano National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Cocos Island National Park
Encompasses: Cocos Island National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Irazu Volcano National Park
Encompasses: Irazu Volcano National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Barbilla National Park
Encompasses: Barbilla National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Barra Honda National Park
Encompasses: Barra Honda National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Carara National Park
Encompasses: Carara National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Juan Castro Blanco National Park
Encompasses: Juan Castro Blanco National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: La Cangreja National Park
Encompasses: La Cangreja National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Las Baulas National Marine Park
Encompasses: Las Baulas National Marine Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Los Quetzales National Park
Encompasses: Los Quetzales National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Miravalles Jorge Manuel Dengo National Park
Encompasses: Miravalles Jorge Manuel Dengo National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Piedras Blancas National Park
Encompasses: Piedras Blancas National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Turrialba Volcano National Park
Encompasses: Turrialba Volcano National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
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