Costa Rica: Facts and figures

Costa Rica is a Central American country located between Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south. The waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean lick its shores, and its capital, and largest, city is San Jose.

The country has a total area of 51,100 sq km and a population of 4.4 million, with combined white and Mestizo groups accounting for 95 percent, and the rest being African and Amerindian.

About 95 percent of people are Roman Catholic, and the official language is Spanish.