COUNTRY GUIDE · North America
Costa Rica
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica at a glance
- CAPITAL
- San José
- REGION
- North America
- POPULATION
- 5,200,000
- AREA
- 51,100 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Spanish
- CURRENCY
- Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Biodiversity Hotspot
Costa Rica holds an extraordinary share of global species in a small land area.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Costa Rica
Costa Rica generates most of its electricity from renewable sources in many years.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Costa Rica in its North America region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 51,100 km² and a population of approximately 5,200,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.