Where Is Costa Rica

The given Costa Rica location map shows that Costa Rica is located in Central America of North America continent, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east.

Costa Rica Location Map

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Where is Costa Rica Located?

Costa Rica map also shows that it shares its boundaries with Nicaragua in the north and Panama in the east and south. Besides, country has coastlines from east side as well as from west side. The Pacific Ocean in the west and the Caribbean Sea in the east respectively limit the Costa Rica’s further extension. Since, it has large coastline from both sides therefore, its name is given Costa Rica because Costa Rica means Rich Coast

In comparison to other Latin American countries Costa Rica has high Human Development Index, ranked merely 62nd in the world in 2010. Surprisingly, Costa Rica is ranked 3rd in the world, and 1st in America, in terms of the 2010 Environmental Performance Index. In 2007, the Costa Rican government announced plans for the country that is to become the first carbon neutral country by 2021.

The climate of Costa Rica is tropical with distinct features. The economy of Costa Rica is growing with the industrial development along with country’s infrastructure.

What is the capital of Costa Rica?

Its capital is San José

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Costa Rica Information & Facts

Country	Costa Rica
Continent	North America
Where is Located	Costa Rica is a country located in the Central America
Coordinates	9.933333, -84.083333
Capital	San Jose
Largest City	San Jose
Neighboring Countries	Nicaragua, Panama
Administrative divisions	7 provinces
Area	51,100 sq km (19,700 sq mi) (126th)
Population	5,094,118 (123rd)
Official Language	Spanish
Currency	Costa Rican colon(CRC)
ISO Alpha-2 Code	CR
ISO Alpha-3 Code	CRI
ISO Numeric Code	188
GDP	$58.822 billion 2012 estimate
Calling code	+506
Time Zone	CST (UTC-6)
Airport	Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport
Internet TLD	.cr

Places to Visit in Costa Rica

National Museum of Costa Rica	Museo del Jade	Parque Metropolitano La	Parque Diversiones
Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio	Tamarindo	Monteverde	Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca	Parque Nacional Corcovado	La Fortuna	Cocos Island
Tortuguero	Santa Teresa Beach	Parque Nacional Tortuguero	Quepos
Limon	Cahuita	Montezuma Beach	Osa Peninsula
Nicoya Peninsula	Parque Nacional Cahuita	Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja	Sámara
Puerto Jiménez	Parque Nacional Palo Verde	Osa Peninsula	Drake Bay

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