Costa Rica is a Central American country known for its biodiversity, rainforests, and stable democratic government. In English, the name is a proper noun formed from the Spanish-language toponyms; the stress falls on the second word, producing a two-syllable first word and a two-syllable second word. Overall, it is pronounced as a two-word proper noun with a mild, non-rhotic US/UK pronunciation of the final vowel.
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