Location & geography
Map of Costa Rica
Explore Costa Rica’s location, neighbouring countries, capital, area and time zones on the world map.
Capital
San José
Region
Central America
Area
51.1K km²
Population
5.31M
Coordinates
10.00°, -84.00°
Time zones
1
Where is Costa Rica?
Costa Rica on the world map — centroid 10.00°, -84.00°.
View larger map on OpenStreetMap ↗Bordering countries
Costa Rica shares land borders with 2 countries.
Time zones
UTC-06:00
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