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Alternative name(s) República de Costa Rica (official, Spanish) 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 Christians Nationality Costa Rican Driving Side Drive on the 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 Emergency Telephone Numbers Embassies Costa Rica embassies in different countries

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