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Search Results for "Costa Rica"
| Republic of Costa Rica
República de Costa Rica (Spanish)
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| Anthem: "Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera" (Spanish) "Noble motherland, your beautiful flag" |
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| Capital and largest city |
San José 9°56′N 84°5′W / 9.933°N 84.083°W |
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| Official languages | Spanish | |||||
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| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic | |||||
| - | President | Laura Chinchilla | ||||
| - | 1st Vice-President | Alfio Piva | ||||
| - | 2nd Vice-President | Luis Liberman | ||||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly | |||||
| Independence declared | ||||||
| - | from Spain | September 15, 1821 | ||||
| - | from Mexicoa | July 1, 1823 | ||||
| - | from United Provinces of Central America |
March 21, 1847 | ||||
| - | Recognized by Spain | May 10, 1850 | ||||
| - | Constitution | November 7, 1949[2] | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 51,100 km2 (128th) 19,653 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 0.7 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2011 census | 4.586.353[3] | ||||
| - | Density | 84[3]/km2 (107th) 220/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $58.822 billion[4] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $12,606[4] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $45.134 billion[4] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $9,672[4] | ||||
| Gini (2009) | 50[5] high |
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| HDI (2012) | 0.773[6] high · 62nd |
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| Currency | Costa Rican colón (CRC) |
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| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Calling code | +506 | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | CR | |||||
| Internet TLD | .cr | |||||
| a. | First Mexican Empire. | |||||
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