Living Person
Costa_Rica
is
As of April 13, 2026
205 years old
approximately!
Date of Birth
(1821 ) is
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Republic of Costa Rica República de Costa Rica | |
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| Motto: "¡Vivan siempre el trabajo y la paz!" (Spanish) "May work and peace always live!" | |
| Anthem: Himno Nacional de Costa Rica "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 |
| Recognized regional languages | |
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| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
| Rodrigo Chaves | |
| Mary Munive | |
| Vacant | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
| Independence from | |
• from Spain | 15 September 1821 |
• from First Mexican Empire | 1 July 1823 |
• from the Federal Republic of Central America | 14 November 1838 |
| 7 November 1949 | |
• Recognized by Spain | 10 May 1850 |
| Area | |
• Total | 51,179.92 km (19,760.68 sq mi) (126th) |
• Water (%) | 1.05 (as of 2015) |
| Population | |
• 2026 estimate | 5,160,700 (127th) |
• 2022 census | 5,044,197 |
• Density | 220/sq mi (84.9/km) (107th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
• Total |  $169.034 billion (90th) |
• Per capita | $31,462 (66th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
• Total | $102.591 billion (85th) |
• Per capita | $19,095 (64th) |
| Gini (2022) |  47.2high inequality |
| HDI (2023) | 0.833 very high (62nd) |
| Currency | Costa Rican colón (CRC) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Calling code | +506 |
| ISO 3166 code | CR |
| Internet TLD | .cr .co.cr |
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