Costa Rica Fast Facts
Location: Central America, south of Nicaragua and North of Panama Capital: San Jose Area: 51,100 km sq (about the size of the U.S. state of West Virginia)
Infant mortality rate: 11.6 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 77.49 years male, 79.52 years female Total fertility rate: 3.11 children per woman (1993 estimate) Ethnic divisions: white (including mestizo) 96 percent, Black 2 percent, Indian 1 percent, Chinese 1 percent Religions: Roman Catholic (official state religion) 95 percent. Protestant faiths are practiced, and there is a small Jewish community.
Administrative division: provinces Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San Jose Legal system: based on Spanish civil law system, judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court Direct election: democratic republic with two similar centrist dominant parties National Liberation Party (PLN) and Christian Unity Party (PUSC). Elections held every four years. Education: Free and compulsory through the end of the 9th year. Principal industries: Tourism, coffee, bananas |
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Costa Rica-based Horizontes Nature Tours has been designing family vacations, honeymoon tours, and educational and adventure travel programs to Costa Rica's most beautiful and biodiversity-rich destinations since 1984.
Name: Republic of Costa Rica
Population: 3.5 million (2000 estimation)
Language: Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon, in the tourism industry, and by many professionals in the Central Valley
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