Geography of Costa Rica
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Costa Rica is located on the Central American Isthmus, surrounding the point 10° north of the equator and 84° west of the prime meridian. It has 212 km of Caribbean Sea coastline and 1,016 on the North Pacific Ocean.
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Continent | North America |
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Region | Central America |
Coordinates | 9°56′N 84°5′W |
Area | Ranked 126th |
• Total | 51,100 km2 (19,700 sq mi) |
• Land | 99.02% |
• Water | 0.98% |
Coastline | 1,290 km (800 mi) |
Borders | total: 661 km (411 mi) |
Highest point | Mount Chirripó 3,821 metres (12,536 ft) |
Lowest point | Pacific Ocean 0 m |
Longest river | Térraba River (fully inland) 160 km (99 mi) |
Largest lake | Lake Arenal 85 km2 (33 sq mi) |
Exclusive economic zone | 574,725 km2 (221,903 sq mi) |
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The area is 51,100 km2 of which 40 km2 is water. It is slightly smaller than Bosnia and Herzegovina.