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The population of Costa Rica is 4,726,575 – 2011 and the population is increasing www.google.ca/publicdata Clip art
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52 100 Km2 Got Size from world book encyclopedia
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San Jose is the capital city. Other cities outside the San Jose capital area include Puntarenas, Limon and Liberia. World info zone Clip art
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Costa Rica is a unitary state, Liberal democracy, Presidential system, Constitutional republic. President is Luis Guillermo Solis. Got from wiki Google Images Microsoft clip Art
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Costa Rica has 2 volcanoes Google imagesGoogle images
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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.
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The climate is tropical and nontropical. The rainy season is from May to November. World info zone Clip art
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$51,170,000,000 (USD) Got info from Country Reports
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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
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It has the Atlantic to the right and the Pacific to the left It has Nicaragua above and Panama below
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Costa Rica is on the Caribbean plate Map of Plates Clip artClip art
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Got from world maps 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.
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The currency is the Costa Rican colón
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Christmas and Easter are celebrated. Other holidays include New Year's Day, Labor Day, and Independence Day. Got from info zone
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Spanish is the official language in Costa Rica. English is also spoken. Got from world info zone
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It is 70.5% Catholicism, 13.8% Protestantism, 11.3% Irreligion, Buddhism 2.1%, Other religions 2.3% World info zone
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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. Got from wiki
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Costa Rica is in the southern hemisphere Looked at a map
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Costa Rica's Latitude longitude is 9.9, -84.1 Got from World maps
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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. Got from world info zone Clip art
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