🇨🇷Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a sovereign country in Central America, Americas. Its capital is San José. It has a population of about 5,094,114 across 51,100 km² — roughly 100 people per km². The currency is the Costa Rican colón (CRC ₡). The official language is Spanish. Its ISO 3166 codes are CR, CRI, 188, and the international calling code is +506.
Key facts about Costa Rica
GET/alpha/CROther names for Costa Rica
Largest cities in Costa Rica (12)
GET/cities?country=CRCountries bordering Costa Rica (2)
GET/borders/costa%20ricaFrequently asked questions about Costa Rica
What is the capital of Costa Rica?
The capital of Costa Rica is San José.
What is the population of Costa Rica?
Costa Rica has a population of about 5,094,114, the 122nd largest in the world.
What currency is used in Costa Rica?
Costa Rica uses the Costa Rican colón (CRC, symbol ₡).
What languages are spoken in Costa Rica?
The main language of Costa Rica is Spanish.
What is the calling code for Costa Rica?
The international dialing code for Costa Rica is +506.
Which countries border Costa Rica?
Costa Rica shares land borders with Nicaragua and Panama.
Query Costa Rica from the API
Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Costa Rica; copy any URL and run it.
GET countries.dev/alpha/CRGET countries.dev/alpha/CRIGET countries.dev/numericcode/188GET countries.dev/cioc/CRCGET countries.dev/name/costa%20ricaGET countries.dev/region/AmericasGET countries.dev/subregion/Central%20AmericaGET countries.dev/currency/CRCGET countries.dev/lang/esGET countries.dev/callingcode/506GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC-06%3A00GET countries.dev/tld/crGET countries.dev/demonym/Costa%20RicanGET countries.dev/capital/San%20Jos%C3%A9