Wiki / North America / Costa Rica
- Official name
- Republic of Costa Rica República de Costa Rica · Spanish
- Capital
- San José
- Region
- Central America
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 5 million
- Area
- 51,100 km²
- Currency
- Costa Rican colón (CRC)
- Neighbours
- Nicaragua, Panama
- Internet / phone
- .cr · +506
Where it is
Notable facts
- Costa Rica abolished its army in 1949 and has had no standing military since.
- It generates nearly all of its electricity from renewable sources, mostly hydro, wind and geothermal.
- About 6% of the world’s known biodiversity is found in a country covering 0.03% of the Earth’s surface.
- The Nicoya Peninsula is one of the world’s handful of “Blue Zones” with unusually long-lived populations.
World Heritage 4 sites
- Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
- Cocos Island National Park
- Area de Conservación Guanacaste
National dish
Gallo pinto Rice and black beans fried together with onion, pepper and coriander, eaten at breakfast with egg and plantain.
Casado, a lunch plate of rice, beans, salad, plantain and meat, is the other national dish. Nicaragua claims gallo pinto too.