Costa Rica: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Costa Rica

Population

This country represents 0.066% of the world's population with about 4,890,379 individuals.

Economy

In 2021 the GDP was $64,282,438,666 USD, which ranks it number 76 in the world. The sign for the local currency is ₡ (CRC). In this country, a Big Mac is sold at 2650.00₡ (that corresponds to $3.91 USD).

Culture

Example of famous dishes in this country: Gallo pinto. You can find some UNESCO listed places: Cocos Island National Park, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís.

Education

Well known universities are: University of Costa Rica.

Geography

The country has a 51,100 km² area, they use a postcode system and the primary cities are: San José, Alajuela, Quesada, Liberia, San Pedro. The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: Spanish. The capital of this country is San José and the country has a border with Nicaragua, Panama.

Good to know

The ISO code is CR, phone numbers start with +506, the country's websites have the domain name ".cr" For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica.

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