International Domain Registration

Costa Rica International domain names Costa Rica (.cr):

Restrictions: Costa Rican domains, Varying restrictions based on which second-level name is used

.cr is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Costa Rica.

On March 3, 2008, nic.cr opened up the top level domain for commercial registrations and reduced the price of the second level domains.

Background Information :

Population

July 2007 estimate 4,133,884 (119th) - Density 85/km2 (107th) 220/sq mi

GDP

(PPP) 2007 estimate - Total $46.021 billion - Per capita $10,357

National Anthem

Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera (Spanish) "Noble homeland, your beautiful flag"

Area

Total 51,100 km2 (128th) 19,730 sq mi - Water (%) 0.7

International Dialling Code

506

Currency

Costa Rican colon (CRC)

Population type

94% White & Mestizo 3.0% Afro-Caribbean 1.0% Amerindian 1.0% Chinese 1.0% Other

Government

Constitutional democracy (Presidential republic) - President Oscar Arias (PLN) - Vice President unoccupied

Language

Spanish Recognised regional languages Mekatelyu

Time Zone

(UTC-6)Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to te east and south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Costa Rica was the first country in the world to constitutionally abolish its army. Among Latin American countries, Costa Rica ranks 4th in terms of the 2007 Human Development Index. The country is ranked 5th in the world, and 1st among the Americas, in terms of the 2008 Environmental Performance Index. In 2007 the government of Costa Rica stated that they want Costa Rica to be the first country to become carbon neutral by 2021.


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