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The Democratic Republic of Costa Rica in Central America is located in the tropics between Nicaragua in the north and Panama in the south. Its area measures 50660 square kilometers, and the distance between the two oceans is only about 119 km at the narrowest point. The highest point of the country is the Chiripó (3820 m), which is located on the Cordillera de Talamanca.
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