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San Jose is located in Central America, sharing its northern border with Nicaragua and its eastern border with Panama. The capital city is San Jose.
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  • Population: 4,016,173
  • Land Area: 50,660 sq km
  • Capital City: San Jose
  • Languages: English,  Spanish(official)
  • Religions:
  • Government: republic
  • Date of independence: 9/15/1821
  • GDP: $37.97 billion (2005 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


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