| Local Name:Costa Rica |
| Captial:San José |
| Continent:North America |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Head of State and Government: President Laura Chinchilla |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 130 |
| Total Area: 51,100 km2(19,700 sqmi) |
| Land: 51,060 km2(19,710 sqmi) |
| Water: 40 km2(15 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 0.08% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 123 |
| Population: 4,301,712 |
| Date: 3-Jun-11 |
| World Population: 0.06% |
| Source : Census result |
| Languages:Spanish |
| Currency |
| Currency: Costa Rican colón |
| Currency Sign: ₡ |
| Currency ISO Code: CRC |
| Fractional Unit: Céntimo |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone:UTC−06:00 |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +506 |
| ISO Code A2: CR |
| ISO Code A3: CRI |
| ISO Number: 188 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: 10 |
| Longitude: -84 |
| Information: Costa Rica News |
| Drive on:Right side |