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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Puerto Limon
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63,081
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2020
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San Francisco
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55,923
|
2020
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San Jose
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335,007
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2020
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| Region: |
Central America and the Caribbean |
| Population: |
5,097,988 |
| Area Total: |
51,100km2 |
| Area Land: |
50,660km2 |
| Coast Line: |
1,290km |
| Capital: |
San Jose |
| Climate: |
Tropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November). |
| Languages: |
Spanish
English |
| Currency: |
1 Costa Rican colon (C) = 100 centimos |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 15 September (1821), Our Lady of the Angels Day is 2 August, Guanacaste Day is 25 July |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 75.40°F |
| July: |
°C / 76.70°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 60.2" |
Boundaries
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Panama
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330 km
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Nicaragua
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309 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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European descent (including mestizo)
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94.00%
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African
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3.00%
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Amerindian
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1.00%
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Chinese
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1.00%
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other
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1.00%
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Religions
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Roman Catholic
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76.30%
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Evangelical
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13.70%
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other
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4.80%
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none
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3.20%
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Jehovah's Witnesses
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1.30%
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other Protestant
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0.70%
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