Costa Rica

Area: 51 100 km²

Population: 4 133 884 (2007)

Population density: 80.9 pers./km²

Capital: San Jose

Government type: Presidential republic

Official languages: Spanish

Ethnic groups: White and Mestizo 94%, Afro-Costa Rican 3%, Amerindians 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%

Religion: Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelist 13.7%, Jehowah′s Witnesses 1.3%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%

Currency: Costa Rican colon (CRC)

Time zone: UTC -6

Administrative divisions: Costa Rica is divided into 7 provinces, provinces are subdivided into 81 cantons, which are further subdivided into 470 districts

Highest point: Cerro Chirripo 3 810 m

Longest river: San Juan River 199 km

Largest lake: Lake Arenal 80 km²

Largest cities: San Jose, Puerto Limon, San Francisco, Alajuela, Liberia

Calling code: + 506

Internet TLD: .cr