Tourist Information

General Information of Costa Rica

Capital: San José

Currency: Colón
Time Zone: EST-1; GMT-6
Country Code: (506)

Borders: North-Nicaragua, Southeast-Panama, West-Pacific Ocoean and East-Atlantic Ocean.

Territorial extension: 51,100 km2

Maximum length: 464 Km. from the Sapoá River up to Punta Burica

Minimum length: 119 Km. from Tuba up to Boca del Colorado

Maximum width: 259 Km. from Cabo Santa Elena up to the mouth of the Colorado River.

Highest mountain: Cerro Chirripó (elevation of 3,820 m over sea level)

Wildest crater: Poás Volcano (one of the world's widest craters, 1 Km. in diameter)

National Flower: Guaria Morada (Guarianthe skinneri)

National Tree: Guanacaste (Enterolobium cyclocarpurri)

National Bid: Yiguirro (tardus grayil)

Climate: tropical with two seasons per year, dry (December-April) and rainy (rest of the year)

Population: 4.159.758 hab.

Population per gender: Men 2.112.985 (50.79%) and Women 2.046.773 (49.20%)

Administrative Division: 7 provinces, 81 cantons, 463 districst.