Costa Rica — Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Costa Rica covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Costa Rica
The capital of Costa Rica is San José. It has a population of approximately 5.1M. The country covers an area of 51,100 km². It is located in Central America.
Geography
Costa Rica is a country in Central America, part of the Americas region. It covers an area of approximately 51,100 km². It shares land borders with Nicaragua and Panama, totalling 2 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Costa Rica has a population of approximately 5,129,910 people. Population density is around 100.4 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Spanish, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Costa Rican.
Economy Overview
Government debt stood at roughly 39.3% of GDP in 2001. The official currency is the Costa Rican colón (CRC, symbol ₡). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 454.11 CRC.
Culture & Time
Costa Rica operates on a single time zone (America/Costa_Rica). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.cr.
Government & Status
The capital of Costa Rica is San José. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +506. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is CR.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.