Costa Rica - 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

Tips

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Internet and telephony

Calling code

+506

Internet availability

Medium

Electricity

V

120

Hz

60