CR — Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a Central American country renowned for its biodiversity, environmental conservation, and stable democracy. San José is the capital and main urban center. Costa Rica has no standing military, having abolished it in 1948, and generates over 98% of its electricity from renewable sources. The Costa Rican Colón (CRC) uses the ₡ symbol. For developers, the CR country code maps to the es-CR locale for Costa Rican Spanish. The .cr domain serves the country's digital presence, and +506 is the dialing code. Costa Rica is a growing nearshore software development hub, with a well-educated workforce and favorable time zones for US companies. The ₡ currency symbol requires proper Unicode support. Costa Rica's phone numbers follow an 8-digit format without area codes, simplifying phone number validation. The country's environmental focus and tech sector growth make it an increasingly important market for digital services in Central America.