page_title: Outline of Costa Rica
section_title: Geography of Costa Rica
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Costa Rica / Geography of Costa Rica
caption_attribution_description: Topographic map of Costa Rica. Created with GMT from SRTM data.
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Costa Rica:
  Costa Rica – sovereign country located in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Costa Rica was the first country in the world to constitutionally abolish its army. Among Latin American countries, Costa Rica ranks 4th on the 2007 Human Development Index, and 48th worldwide. Costa Rica is ranked 5th in the world on the 2008 Environmental Performance Index, up from the 15th place in 2006. In 2007 the government stated that it wants Costa Rica to be the first country to become carbon neutral by 2021.
context_section_description: Geography of Costa Rica
  Costa Rica is: a country
  Location:
  Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  Americas
  North America
  Middle America
  Central America
  Time zone:  UTC-06
  Extreme points of Costa Rica
  High:  Cerro Chirripó 3,820 m (12,533 ft)
  Low:  North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea 0 m
  Land boundaries:  639 km
   Panama 330 km
   Nicaragua 309 km
  Coastline:  1,290 km
  Population of Costa Rica: 4,301,712 (2011 census)  - 123rd most populous country
  Area of Costa Rica: 51,100 km²
  Atlas of Costa Rica
caption: An enlargeable topographic map of Costa Rica
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