Costa Rica Facts

Name	Facts
Official Name	Republic of Costa Rica
Moto	Pura Vida (Full Of Life)
Capital	San Jose(1.416 Billions)
Official Language	Spanish
Regional Languages	Mekatelyu, Bribri
Government	Constitutional Democracy
Highlighter	2 colors
President	Laura Chinchilla
Independence From: Spain Mexico Unite States	Sept 15 1821 July 1st 1823 March 21 1847
Recognized By Spain	May 10 1850
Constitution	November  7 1949
Area Water (%)	51, 100 km2 (128th) 0.7 %( 40 Sq/km
Population Density	4,301,712 84 /km2 220 Sp/mi
GDP Total Per Capita	2010 51.166 Billion Dollar 11,215 Dollar
Currency	Costa Rican Colon
Time Zone	CST(UTC-6)
Internet TLD	.CR
Calling Code	+506
Geographical Coordinate	10 00N, 84 00 West
Land Boundaries	639 Km
Border Countries	Nicaragua 309 Km, Panama 330 Km
Coast Line	1290 Km
Natural Resource	Hydro Power
Natural Hazards	Occasional Earth Quake, Hurricans Along Atlantic Oceans, Frequently Flooding
Environment	Deforestation & Land Use Change Cattle Ranching Agriculture Soil Erosions Coastal Marine Pollution Fisheries Protection
Ethnic Group	94% white, 3 % Black, 1 % American, 1% Chinese, 1 %Other
Religion	Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangilacal 13.7%, Jehovah,s Witnesses 1.3%, Other Protestant 0.7%
Age Structure: 0-14 Years 15-64 Years 65 Years Or Over	According To 2011 24.6 % ( Male 574, 876/ Female 549, 664) 69.1 % ( Male 1,588, 940/ Female 1,571, 573) 6.4 % ( Male 135, 071 / Female 156 492)
Population Growth Rate Birth Rate Death Rate	1.288 % 16.4 Births/ 1000 Population 4.38 Death/ 1000 Population
Provinces	7 (San Jose, Aljuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas)
Independence Day	15 September 1821
Transportation: Airports Railways Roadways Water ways Ports & Terminals	151 278Km 38,049 Km 730 Km Caldera, Puerto Limon