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[[Category:Atlas by country|Costa Rica]]
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Costa Rica - República de Costa Rica
La República de Costa Rica es un país de América Central. Limita al norte con Nicaragua, al sureste con Panamá, su territorio es bañado al este por el Mar Caribe y al oeste por el Océano Pacífico.
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[[:w:en:Costa Rica|Costa Rica]] - Republic of Costa Rica
The Republic of Costa Rica (literally 'rich coast') is a country in Central America, bordered by ► Nicaragua to the north, ► Panama to the south-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east.
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Costa Rica |
| Official name |
Republic of Costa Rica |
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Independent country since September 15, 1821. |
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Central America |
| Capital |
San José |
| Population |
4,327,000 inhabitants |
| Area |
51,100 km² |
| Major languages |
Spanish |
| Major religions |
Roman Catholicism |
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[[:w:en:Costa Rica|Costa Rica]], [[:w:en:Geography of Costa Rica|Geography of Costa Rica]], [[:w:en:History of Costa Rica|History of Costa Rica]] and [[:w:en:Politics of Costa Rica|Politics of Costa Rica]] |
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[[Costa Rica]] - [[:Category:Costa Rica|Costa Rica (Category)]]. |
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General maps
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Map of Costa Rica |
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Map of Costa Rica |
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Physical map of Costa Rica |
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Map of Costa Rica |
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Map of Costa Rica |
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Costa Rica, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Costa Rica.
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Costa Rica as part of the spanish colonial Empire |
Old maps
This section holds copies of original general maps older than 70 years of this entry.
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Central America in 1892 |
Other maps
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Districts of San Jose |
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Barrios of San Jose |
Notes and references
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