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    Map of Costa Rica

    Republic of Costa Rica

    Costa Rica is located in Central America. Below you can see where Costa Rica sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, San Jose.

    Where Costa Rica is located
    Outline of Costa Rica
    Political map of Costa Rica and neighboring countries
    Political map: Costa Rica and its neighbors
    Reference map of Costa Rica (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Costa Rica (CIA World Factbook)By United States Central Intelligence Agency · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Relief map of Costa Rica — physical geography
    Relief map of Costa Rica — physical geographyBy Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Costa Rica
    Location map of Costa RicaBy Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Costa Rica on the globe
    Costa Rica on the globeBy Keepscases · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Map of the administrative divisions of Costa Rica
    First-level administrative divisions of Costa Rica

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    Administrative divisions of Costa Rica

    Costa Rica is divided into 7 provinces.

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    • Alajuela
    • Cartago
    • Guanacaste
    • Heredia
    • Limón
    • Puntarenas
    • San José

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Where is Costa Rica?

    Costa Rica lies in Central America. Its geographic centre is at about 9.75° N, 83.75° W, and the capital, San Jose, is at 9.93° N, 84.08° W.

    With 51,100 km², it is the 21st-largest of the 35 countries in the Americas — about 21% of the size of the United Kingdom.

    Costa Rica lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

    Neighbouring countries: Nicaragua, Panama.

    Geography of Costa Rica

    Continent
    Americas
    Region
    Central America
    Area
    51,100 km²
    Geographic centre
    9.75° N, 83.75° W
    Capital (San Jose)
    9.93° N, 84.08° W
    Size rank in the Americas
    21 of 35
    Highest point
    Cerro Chirripo (3,821 m)
    Land borders
    2

    Bordering countries: Nicaragua, Panama.