1. COSTA RICA!!!
BY: ASIA & AYANNA

2. BASIC GEOGRAPHY...
Costa Rica is in Central America and borders both the Caribbean sea and North Pacific ocean, its between Nicaragua and panama.
Slightly smaller than west Virginia
Costa Rica is 31,752 miles
Capital- San Jose
Climate- tropical & subtropical.
Natural Resources- Hydropower, Fishery products & forest products.

3. Demographics &Economy...
Population- 4,253,877
Mortality Rate deaths/1,000 people
Literacy Rate- Male- 94.7%, Female- 95.1%
GDP- $30.38 billion U.S. $14.33 trillion
Government & Leadership- Democratic republic, the president is Oscar Arias Sanchez
Costa Rican money is called “Colones”.
Costa Rican Colones per U.S. dollar is $530.41

4. History... Gained independence from Spain on: September 15th, 1821
Juan Mora Fernández- was the first head of state (1824)
His progressive liberal leadership helped Costa Rica to develop independently
He built roads, established schools, and distributed land grants to anyone willing to plant coffee

5. Religions...
Spanish is the official language but they also speak some English
Religions- Roman Catholic- 76.3%, Evangelical-13.7%, Jehovahs witnesses-1.3%, Other-4%

6. Marriage & Dating Customs...
In Costa Rica the church has a large influence.
You must be over 18 to get married
Those under 18 but over 15 with parental consent can get married
A woman must wait 300 days from the death of her husband or the date of her divorce decree before she is allowed to remarry.

7. Who is the leader of Costa Rica??
Oscar Arias Sanchez is the president of Costa Rica.
Born in 1940
Became president in 1986
He won with 52.3% of the votes over 45.8%

8. Issues in Costa Rica... Over crowding from refugees- 9,699-11,500
Human trafficking
Drugs
*shipping of cocaine & heroin
*illegal production of marijuana
*cocaine consumption is rising
*consumption of Amphetamines

9. Environmental Issues... Deforestation Soil erosion
Coastal marine pollution
Fisheries protection
Solid waste management
Air pollution

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