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COSTA RICA

Republic of Costa Rica · CR / CRI / 188

CR
ISO 3166-1 CRI · 188

Costa Rica is a central america country in Americas. It has a population of 4,999,441, uses CRC, speaks Spanish.

Population 4,999,441
Area (km²) 51,100
Capital San José
Region Central America

All facts

fields
ISO alpha-3
CRI
ISO numeric
188
Calling code
+506
TLD
.cr
Driving side
Currencies
CRC
Languages
spa
Timezones
Flag
🇨🇷

Cities

page 1 of 3 · 136 total
San José San José 335,007
Limón Limón Province 63,081
San Francisco Heredia Province 55,923
Alajuela Alajuela Province 47,494
Liberia Guanacaste Province 45,380
Paraíso Cartago Province 39,702
Puntarenas Puntarenas Province 35,650
San Isidro San José 34,877
Curridabat San José 34,586
San Vicente de Moravia San José 34,447
San Vicente San José 34,447
San José Alajuela Province 31,430
Purral San José 30,034
Turrialba Cartago Province 28,955
San Miguel San José 28,827
San Pedro San José 27,477
San Rafael Abajo San José 27,419
Quesada Alajuela Province 27,310
Ipís San José 26,669
Cartago Cartago Province 26,594
Chacarita Puntarenas Province 26,354
San Juan San José 26,047
Mercedes Norte Heredia Province 26,007
Guadalupe San José 26,005
Aserrí San José 25,874
San Rafael San José 25,410
San Felipe San José 24,985
Patarrá San José 23,983
Tejar San José 22,433
Heredia Heredia Province 21,947
San Pablo Heredia Province 21,662
Calle Blancos San José 20,710
Cañas Guanacaste Province 20,306
Guápiles Limón Province 19,092
Siquirres Limón Province 18,231
San Diego Cartago Province 16,991
Colima San José 15,875
Esparza Puntarenas Province 15,575
San Juan de Dios San José 15,469
Nicoya Guanacaste Province 15,313
San Rafael Arriba San José 15,051
Desamparados Alajuela Province 14,448
Concepción Cartago Province 14,000
Alajuelita San José 13,845
Sabanilla San José 13,251
Granadilla San José 12,683
Santa Cruz Guanacaste Province 12,281
San Josecito Heredia Province 12,195
Escazú San José 12,071
Naranjo Alajuela Province 11,853

Airports

top 20
BCL
OTR

Coto 47 Airport

Medium airport

FON

La Fortuna Arenal Airport

Medium airport

BAI

Buenos Aires Airport

Medium airport

GLF

Golfito Airport

Medium airport

GPL

Guapiles Airport

Medium airport

LSL

Los Chiles Airport

Medium airport

LIO
NOB

Nosara Airport

Medium airport

PJM

Puerto Jimenez Airport

Medium airport

PMZ

Palmar Sur Airport

Medium airport

XQP

Quepos Managua Airport

Medium airport

UPL

Upala Airport

Medium airport

RFR
TTQ

Barra del Tortuguero

Small airport

PLD
DRK

Drake Bay Airport

Small airport

Universities

linked

FAQ

4 questions
What currency does Costa Rica use?
CRC.
What languages are spoken in Costa Rica?
Spanish.
What is the capital of Costa Rica?
San José.
How many cities are in Costa Rica?
136 on record.

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/CR

{
  "data": {
    "iso_alpha2": "CR",
    "iso_alpha3": "CRI",
    "iso_numeric": "188",
    "common_name": "Costa Rica",
    "official_name": "Republic of Costa Rica",
    "capital": "San José",
    "region": "Americas",
    "subregion": "Central America",
    "population": 4999441,
    "flag_emoji": "🇨🇷",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+506"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".cr"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/cr.svg",
    "area": 51100.0,
    "latitude": 10.0,
    "longitude": -84.0,
    "languages": {
      "spa": "Spanish"
    },
    "currencies": {
      "CRC": {
        "name": "Costa Rican colón",
        "symbol": "₡"
      }
    },
    "borders": [
      "NIC",
      "PAN"
    ],
    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}
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