Costa Rica Got flag at world maps BY: SAM

Population www.google.ca/publicdata The population of Costa Rica is 4,726,575 – 2011 and the population is increasing Clip art

Got map from World Maps LOOK UP

HOW big? (Km2) 52 100 Km2 Got Size from world book encyclopedia

Cities World info zone Clip art San Jose is the capital city. Other cities outside the San Jose capital area include Puntarenas, Limon and Liberia.

Leadership Got from wiki Costa Rica is a unitary state, Liberal democracy, Presidential system, Constitutional republic. President is Luis Guillermo Solis. Google Images Microsoft clip Art

Hazards Costa Rica has 2 volcanoes Google images

History Spain ruled Costa Rica for almost three centuries. Soon after independence, Costa Rica became a member of the United Provinces of Central America. Other members of United Provinces of Central America were El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Coffee, introduced at the beginning of the nineteenth century, was Costa Rica's most important crop. Towards the end of the century, the United Fruit Company started cultivation of bananas on a large-scale.

Climate Clip art World info zone The climate is tropical and nontropical. The rainy season is from May to November.

GPD $51,170,000,000 (USD) Got info from Country Reports

Food Some of the food they make is tortillas, rice, and beans. Other foods eaten are eggs, cheese, chicken, beef and fish. Maize, breadfruit, cassava, plantains, and peppers. Fruit that is exotic are bananas, coconuts, mangoes, melons, papayas, pineapples and watermelons. World Info Zone

Nearest Oceans / Countries It has the Atlantic to the right and the Pacific to the left It has Nicaragua above and Panama below

Plate Map of Plates Costa Rica is on the Caribbean plate Clip art

Landforms The highest point is located atop Cerro Chirripo, which stands 3,819 meters . Costa Rica's rich soils that have made the country an agricultural leader for its coffee and banana production stem from the country's volcanic history. including its Irazu Volcano. Got from world maps

Currency The currency is the Costa Rican colón

Holidays Got from info zone Christmas and Easter are celebrated. Other holidays include New Year's Day, Labor Day, and Independence Day.

Language Got from world info zone Spanish is the official language in Costa Rica. English is also spoken.

Religion World info zone It is 70.5% Catholicism, 13.8% Protestantism, 11.3% Irreligion, Buddhism 2.1%, Other religions 2.3%

Education Got from wiki Education in Costa Rica is divided in 3 cycles: pre-education , primary education, and secondary school, which leads to higher education. Elementary and secondary school are both divided in two cycles. Education is free.

Hemisphere Costa Rica is in the southern hemisphere Looked at a map

Lat Long Got from World maps Costa Rica's Latitude longitude is 9.9, -84.1 Clip art

Arts Got from world info zone Clip art Cultural institutions in Costa Rica include the National Theatre, the Melico Salazar Popular Theatre, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the National Dance Company. Art galleries and museums are the Museum of Costa Rican Art, the Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design, the Museum of the Central Bank of Costa Rica, and the Museum of Natural Science.

Bibliography Map of the world/countries PowerPoint Intro Interactive World Info Zone Country Reports Wikipedia Students of the world