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Costa Rica (/ËkÉstÉ ËriËkÉ/; Spanish: [Ëkosta Ërika]; literally meaning Rich Coast), officially the Republic of Costa Rica (Spanish: RepÃºblica de Costa Rica), is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos ...
Located in the continent of Central America, Costa Rica covers 51,060 square kilometers of land and 40 square kilometers of water, making it the 131st largest nation in the world with a total area of 51,100 square kilometers. Costa Rica became an independent state in 1838, after gaining its sovereignty from Spain.