🇨🇷 Costa Rica

Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Costa Rica.

Current time in Costa Rica

America/Costa_Rica · CST

Time zones in Costa Rica

Upcoming public holidays in Costa Rica

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Cities in Costa Rica

Other countries in Central America

At a glance

Capital
Region
Americas
Subregion
Central America
Population
5,309,625
Area
51,100 km²
Currency
CRC ₡
Calling code
+506
Driving side
right
Languages
spa
Internet TLD
.cr

About

Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, sharing a maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of nearly 51,180 km2 (19,760 sq mi); the capital and largest city is San José, home to around 350,000 residents and two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area.

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