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| Location | Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama |
| Geographic coordinates | 10 00 N, 84 00 W |
| Map references | central_america |
| Area |
total: 51,100 sq km water: 440 sq km note: includes isla del coco land: 50,660 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than West Virginia |
| Land boundaries |
total: 639 km border countries: nicaragua 309 km, panama 330 km |
| Coastline | 1,290 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm |
| Climate | tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands |
| Terrain | coastal plains separated by rugged mountains including over 100 volcanic cones, of which several are major volcanoes |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: cerro chirripo 3,810 m |
| Natural resources | hydropower |
| Land use |
arable land: 4.41% permanent crops: 5.88% other: 89.71% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 1,260 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season and landslides; active volcanoes |
| Environment - current issues | deforestation and land use change, largely a result of the clearing of land for cattle ranching and agriculture; soil erosion; coastal marine pollution; fisheries protection; solid waste management; air pollution |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, climate change-kyoto protocol, desertification, endangered species, environmental modification, hazardous wastes, law of the sea, marine dumping, ozone layer protection, wetlands, whaling signed, but not ratified: marine life conservation |
| Geography note | four volcanoes, two of them active, rise near the capital of San Jose in the center of the country; one of the volcanoes, Irazu, erupted destructively in 1963-65 |
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