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Practical Country Info
Costa Rica Practical Country Info
San JoséLocal time
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Costa Rica, civil time is represented by America/Costa_Rica, traffic keeps to the right side, the listed mains supply is 120 V, the international calling code is +506, and the country-code domain is .cr.
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
Driving side
Right side
Mains voltage
120 V
Calling code
+506
ISO alpha-2
CR
Civil time
Costa Rica time right now
Civil time reference
IANA time-zone identifiers used on this page
Costa Rica is represented here using America/Costa_Rica.
Road standard
Driving side
Right side traffic
Road convention
Vehicles normally travel on the right side of the road in Costa Rica.
Electrical system
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Nominal mains voltage
120 V
Plug and socket types
Plug and socket types
Type A
2 flat parallel pins
Type B
2 flat pins + round earth pin
Socket diagrams show the identifying pin geometry. Actual outlet faceplates can vary by manufacturer and installation.
Communications and identifiers
How Costa Rica is identified internationally
+506
Calling code
.cr
Country domain
CR
ISO 3166
Alpha 2CR
Alpha 3CRI
Numeric188
For Costa Rica, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Structured reference
Costa Rica practical data table
| Field | Costa Rica | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Costa_Rica | IANA |
| Driving side | Right side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 120 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 60 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +506 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .cr | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | CR | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | CRI | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 188 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Costa Rica's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +506, ccTLD .cr, time-zone reference America/Costa_Rica, and identify the authority used for each claim.