Costa Rica
Costa Rica is in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, in the Central America region. Its capital is San José. It has a population of about 5.2 million and an area of 51,100 km². Its flag has 3 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is white, at 36.2% of the total.
The flag of Costa Rica as a pie chart
- White 36.2%
- Navy blue 33.9%
- Red 29.9%
- Design
- Horizontal stripes (5)
- Symbol
- Has a coat of arms
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Costa Rica at a glance
- Capital
- San José
- Continent
- North America, Central America and the Caribbean
- Region
- Central America
- Official languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- Costa Rican colón
- National day
- September 15
- Highest point
- Cerro Chirripó (about 3,820 meters)
- Area
- 51,100 km²82nd smallest out of 208
- Population
- 5.2 million79th least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 100.8 people/km²95th most densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 102.9 billion75th highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 19,97065th highest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 81 years44th highest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from Spain
- Founding member of the UN (1945)
Fun facts about Costa Rica
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- It has hundreds of almost perfect stone spheres carved by ancient peoples. Source: Wikipedia (es) - Esferas de piedra
- It abolished its army in 1948. Source: Wikipedia (es) - Abolición del ejército
- The phrase 'pura vida' is used to say hello, thank you and that everything's fine. Source: Wikipedia (es) - Pura vida
Neighboring countries
Costa Rica borders 2 countries:
Nicaragua
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.