Area 51,100 sq km (8,867 sq mi)
Poplation 3,896,000
Capital city San Jose (136,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: White (including Mestizo) 94%, Black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, others
Language Spanish (official), English
Religions Roman Catholic 76%, Evangeligal 14%
Currency Costa Rican colon = 100 centimos

The Republic of Costa Rica in Central America has coastlines on both the pacific ocean and also on the Caribbean Sea.

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