North America · Central AmericaCR · +506
Country profile / CR
Costa Rica
Republic of Costa Rica
Capital
San José
Region
North America
ISO
CR
Local time in Costa Rica
live · IANACosta Rica
America/Costa_Rica
Reference ledger
CapitalSan JoséAdministrative seat
LanguagesSpanish1 listed
CurrenciesCosta Rican colón1 listed
Time zonesAmerica/Costa_Rica1 IANA identifier
Area51,100 km²Ranked 129 of 241 by area
Dialing+506International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 47% of places in this atlas.
At 51,100 km², Costa Rica ranks 129 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#129by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
2Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code CR is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +506 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as America/Costa_Rica should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOCR
Borders2
Time zones1