COSTA RICA

CAPITAL

• San Jośe

Population

• 4,755,234 it has grown by 1.4 since 2014

Major geographical elements:

• rain forest
• many national parks
• volcanic parks
• tropical climate
• beachs

CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE RATE

• 1.00= 526.650 CRC

COSTA RICAS CURRENT LEADER

major attractions

• selvatura park - zip lines
• playa Carrillo -nice beach
• cocos island
• Nicoya peninsula

main religions(s)

• Roman Catholic 76.3
• Euangelical 13.7
• Jehovah witnesses 1.3
• Protestant 0.7
• other 4.8
• none 3.2

independence movement

• September 15,1821
• Costa Rica gained independence from Spain by the signing of the Guatemalan

GOVERMENT TYPE

• democratic republic

food/customs/traditions

• Gallo pinto = black beans and rice
• fish , beef , and chicken
• August 2nd walked from there homes to church in honor of Virgen De Los Angelos and they thought a miracle would happen

FAMOUS People

• Debi Nova -World Music Singer
• Oscar Arias- World leader
• Randall Barnes- soccer player

climate

• tropical and subtropical , dry season (December to April), rainy season (May to November), cooler in highlands

flag representations

• red- hardiness ,bravery,strength
• blue- vililange ,truth ,loyalty, justice
• white- peace and honesty

latest news

• a recent quake shakes southern Costa Rica

sources

• www.cia.gov
• xe.com
• CostaRica.com