Costa Rica
Costa Rica is located in Central America. Costa Rica is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Pacific Ocean Nicaragua and Panama.
- Costa Rica's major exports include bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar, beef, seafood, electronic components, and medical equipment
- Costa Rica's GDP per capita is $12,900 and its real growth rate is 4.4%
- Coasta Rica's population is 4,755,234 people
- the life expectancy of the country is 78.23 years old
- 96.3 % of the population over 15 is literate
- Costa Rica is a democratic republic, it won its independence from Spain on September 15,1821
- The president is Laura Chinchilla Miranda and she has been this since May 8,2010
- Costa rica's main occupations are microprocessors, food processing, medical equipment, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer,and plastic products
- The official language is Spanish
- Costa Rica's natural resource is hydro power
- The highest point is Cerro Chirripo which is 3,810 meters tall