Costa Rica flag
The flag of Costa Rica was founded on October, 21, 1964
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Description of Costa Rican flag: 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
Country name:
long form: Republic of Costa Rica
short form: Costa Rica
Location of Costa Rica:Central America
Costa Rica borders with:
Nicaragua, Panama
the Caribbean Sea, the North Pacific Ocean
The capital of Costa Rica:San Jose
Time difference: UTC-6
Area: 51,100 sq km
Population: 4,253,900
Nationality: Costa Rican
Official language: Spanish
Government type: democratic republic
Chief of state: President
Currency: Costa Rican colones (CRC)
Internet-domain: .cr