Costa Rica

Although explored by the Spanish early in the 16th century, initial attempts at colonizing Costa Rica proved unsuccessful due to a combination of factors, including disease from mosquito-infested swamps, brutal heat, resistance from Indigenous populations, and pirate raids.

Government type: presidential republic. Chief of state: President Rodrigo CHAVES Robles (since 8 May 2022).

Facts

Capital	San José
Region	Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Area	total : 51,100 sq km; land: 51,060 sq km; water: 40 sq km
Population	5,304,932 (2025 est.)
Languages	Spanish (official), English
Currency	Costa Rican colones (CRC)
Time zone	to be filled
ccTLD	.cr

Refugees

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

Camp	Population	Origin	Location	Notes
to be filled	to be filled	to be filled	to be filled	to be filled