Costa Rica flag information
Description flag of Costa Rica
five horizontal bands of blue (top), white red (double width), white and blue with the coat of arms in a white elliptical disk on the hoist side of the red band; above the coat of arms a light blue ribbon contains the words, AMERICA CENTRAL, and just below it near the top of the coat of arms is a white ribbon with the words, REPUBLICA COSTA RICA
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Official country name
Republic of Costa Rica
Local names
Republica de Costa Rica (long)
Costa Rica (short)
Nationality
Costa Rican(s) (noun) Costa Rica (adjective)
Languages spoken
Spanish (official), English
Government type
democratic republic
Population
4,195,914 ranked 125, (data 2008)
Geography
four volcanoes, two of them active, rise near the capital of San Jose in the center of the country; one of the volcanoes, Irazu, erupted destructively in 1963-65. The lowest point is Pacific Ocean 0 m.
Coastline
Coastline 1,290 km.
Land borders
639km, Nicaragua 309 km, Panama 330 km.
Administrative divisions
7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San Jose
Independence
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
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