Capital San Jose Government Democratic Republic Currency Costa Rican colón (₡, CRC) Area 51,100km² Population 4,301,712 (2011 Census) Language Spanish (official), Limonese creole (Mekatelyu) spoken in Limón Province Religion Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, other Protestant 0.7%, Jehovah’s Witnesses 1.3%, other 4.8%, none 3.2% Country code +506 Time Zone CST(UTC -6)