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Costa Rica vs. Nicaragua
Country comparison Costa Rica vs. Nicaragua
Country comparison Costa Rica vs. Nicaragua . Here you can compare the two countries and see the profile, culture and national symbols side by side. Click here to compare Costa-rica with another country.
Language(s)
Literacy rate
Currency
Capital City
Country code
Domain(TLD)
Ethnicity
Religion
Nationality
Driving Side
Date Format
Total Area
Timezone
Average elevation
Coastline
Mains Electricity
Costa Rica
Language(s)
Spanish
Literacy rate
97.4%
Currency
Costa Rican colón
Capital City
San José
Country code
+506
Domain(TLD)
.cr
Ethnicity
White/Castizo or Mestizo, Mulatto, Amerindian
Religion
Christianity
Nationality
Costa Rican
Driving Side
Right-hand side
Date Format
dd/mm/yyyy
Total Area
51,100 km2 (19,700 sq mi)
Timezone
UTC−6 (CST)
Average elevation
746 m (2,448 ft)
Coastline
1,290 Km
Mains Electricity
120 V
Nicaragua
Language(s)
Miskito; Rama; Sumo
Literacy rate
78.0%
Currency
Nicaraguan córdoba
Capital City
Managua
Country code
+505
Domain(TLD)
.ni
Ethnicity
Mestizo
Religion
Christianity Catholic
Nationality
Nicaraguan
Driving Side
Right-hand side
Date Format
dd/mm/yyyy
Total Area
130,375 km2 (50,338 sq mi)
Timezone
UTC−6 (CST)
Average elevation
298 m (978 ft)
Coastline
910 Km
Mains Electricity
120 V