Costa Rica is considered one large nation due to its total area. Its total land area is 51,100 km² (about 19,730 mi²). The continental shelf of Costa Rica is approximately 19,585 km² (about 7,562 mi²). Costa Rica is located in North America. North America is entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely in the Western Hemisphere. North American countries include Canada, Mexico, and the United States, among others. Costa Rica has 2 neighboring countries. Its neighbors are Nicaragua, Panama. Costa Rica is not a landlocked country. It means it is bounded by at least one major body of water. The average elevation range of Costa Rica is 746 m (2,448 ft).
Neighbors
The total length of land borders of Costa Rica is 661 kilometers (~255 miles). Costa Rica shares land borders with 2 different countries and has the same number of unique land borders with neighboring territories. If, as in the case of Costa Rica, a country has the same number of distinct neighboring regions as land borders, then that country does not have non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous stretches of land borders. Costa Rica has 2 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Nicaragua and Panama. The lengths of land borders of Costa Rica with its neighboring countries are as follows:
Nicaragua - 309 km (192 miles),
Panama - 330 km (205 miles).
Cities
The capital of Costa Rica is San Jose. The largest city in Costa Rica is San Jose.
Elevation
The average elevation range of Costa Rica is 746 m (2,448 ft). The highest point in Costa Rica is Cerro Chirripó with an official elevation of 3820 m (12,533 ft). The lowest point of Costa Rica is Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea. The difference in elevation between the highest (Cerro Chirripó) and lowest (Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea) points in Costa Rica is 3820 m (2 ft).
Area
The total land area of Costa Rica is 51,100 km² (approx. 19,730 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 574,725 km² (~221,902 mi²). The continental shelf of Costa Rica is approximately 19,585 km² (around 7,562 mi²). Including land mass and EEZ, the total area of Costa Rica is approximately 625,825 km² (~241,631 mi²). Costa Rica is considered to be a large nation because of its total area.
Forest and arable land
20,440 km² of Costa Rica's territory is covered in forests, and forest land comprises 40% of all the land in the country. There are 2,229 km² of arable land in Costa Rica, and it comprises 4% of the country's total territory.
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