Practical information

The country in numbers

Country's full name
Republic of Costa Rica
Area in Km2
51,100
Population
4,805,000 population
Capital
San Josè
Religion
71% Catholic; 14% Protestant; 15% Other
Government
Unitary presidential constitutional republic

Language

Official language
Spanish
Languages spoken
English

Time

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time Greenwich)
-6

Currency

Currency
Costa Rican colón

Dangers and annoyances

Dangers and annoyances
High criminality risk
Border Issues
Airports customs
Drugs possession
Not allowed
Theft & Scams
High

Credit cards

Popular
Yes
Cards
Mastercard, Visa

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Internet and telephony

Calling code
+506
Internet availability
Medium

Electricity

V
120
Hz
60