<P> Costa Rica ( / ˌkɒstə ˈriːkə / ( listen ) ; Spanish : ( ˈkosta ˈrika ) ; `` Rich Coast '' ) , officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish : República de Costa Rica ) , is a country in Central America , bordered by Nicaragua to the north , Panama to the southeast , the Pacific Ocean to the west , the Caribbean Sea to the east , and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island . It has a population of around 4.9 million , in a land area of 51,060 square kilometers ( 19,714 square miles ) ; over 300,000 live in the capital and largest city , San José , which had a population of an estimated 333,980 in 2015 . </P>
<P> Costa Rica ( / ˌkɒstə ˈriːkə / ( listen ) ; Spanish : ( ˈkosta ˈrika ) ; `` Rich Coast '' ) , officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish : República de Costa Rica ) , is a country in Central America , bordered by Nicaragua to the north , Panama to the southeast , the Pacific Ocean to the west , the Caribbean Sea to the east , and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island . It has a population of around 4.9 million , in a land area of 51,060 square kilometers ( 19,714 square miles ) ; over 300,000 live in the capital and largest city , San José , which had a population of an estimated 333,980 in 2015 . </P>
what part of the world is costa rica in
what part of the world is costa rica in
Central America
Central America