Costa Rica

Summary

Costa Rica is a sovereign state^[1]. It draws 6,151 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #95 of 197).^[2]

Key Facts

• Costa Rica was a member of United Nations^[3].
• Costa Rica was a member of World Trade Organization^[4].
• Costa Rica was a member of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development^[5].
• Costa Rica was a member of International Development Association^[6].
• Costa Rica was a member of International Finance Corporation^[7].
• Costa Rica was a member of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency^[8].
• Costa Rica is in the country of Costa Rica^[9].
• Costa Rica is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[10].
• Costa Rica is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[11].
• Costa Rica's head of government is recorded as Rodrigo Chaves^[12].
• Costa Rica is on the continent of North America^[13].
• Costa Rica's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[14].
• Costa Rica's instance of is recorded as country^[15].
• Costa Rica's head of state is recorded as Rodrigo Chaves^[16].
• Costa Rica's capital is recorded as San José^[17].
• Costa Rica's official language is recorded as Spanish^[18].
• Costa Rica's currency is recorded as Costa Rican colón^[19].
• Costa Rica's shares border with is recorded as Panama^[20].
• Costa Rica's shares border with is recorded as Nicaragua^[21].
• Costa Rica's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .cr^[22].
• Costa Rica's anthem is recorded as Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera^[23].
• Costa Rica's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alajuela Province^[24].
• Costa Rica's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cartago Province^[25].
• Costa Rica's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Guanacaste Province^[26].
• Costa Rica's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Heredia Province^[27].

Body

Geography

Costa Rica is in the country of it^[9]. Adjacent water bodies include Caribbean Sea^[10], a sea^[28], in Mexico^[29] and Pacific Ocean^[11], an ocean^[30]. It is on the continent of North America^[13]. Part of include Latin America^[31], a transcontinental region^[32] and European Union tax haven blacklist^[33], a blacklist^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[14] and country^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Costa Rica include Costa Ricans^[35], a human population^[36].

Why It Matters

Costa Rica draws 6,151 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #95 of 197).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Costa Ricans^[35], a human population^[36].