| Name: | Costa Rica (Republic of Costa Rica) |
| Local name (Spanish): | Costa Rica (República de Costa Rica) |
| Bordering countries: | Nicaragua, Panama |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 51.1 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 3 896 ths. |
| Capital: | San José |
| Official language: | Spanish |