Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a country in Latin America & Caribbean with a population of approximately ~5.1 million. Its capital is San Jose. This is the complete reference for identifying Costa Rica in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Capital | San Jose |
| Population | ~5.1 million |
| ISO codes | CR / CRI |
| Coordinates | 9.64°, -84.01° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Costa Rica appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Costa Rica is identified through the clue sequence: latin america & caribbean first, then population range (~5.1 million), then bordering countries, then capital (San Jose), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Costa Rica is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Latin America & Caribbean.
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Reading Costa Rica in MapDash context
The Costa Rica record above pulls directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. What follows is the per-entity context — how Costa Rica sits in the broader country-guessing geography puzzles distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for Costa Rica is typically a peer within recognized sovereign countries with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Costa Rica?
The capital of Costa Rica is San Jose.
What continent is Costa Rica in?
Costa Rica is in Latin America & Caribbean.
What is the population of Costa Rica?
Costa Rica has a population of approximately ~5.1 million.
What countries border Costa Rica?
Costa Rica has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.