Costa Rica

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Original & Spanish Name

República de Costa Rica

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Map of Costa Rica & the square miles.

Area: 51,100 km² (19,730 sq. miles)

Capital & Its Flag

• Capital: San José

Population

4.6 million (2009)

Official Currency

• Costa Rica's currency, the colon (colones plural) currently exchanges at around ¢520 per US dollar.

Agricultural products • Sugar cane • Banana • Pineapple • Fresh whole cow milk • Oranges • Mangoes • Nuts • Cocoa beans • Lemons and limes • Strawberries

Type Of Government

• Costa Rica Has A Democratic Republic and Republic Government .

Old badge of Costa Rica

History • Christopher Columbus in his fourth and final voyage in 1502

was the first European explorer that visited Cost Rica.• Columbus gave it its name which actually means “rich coast”

because he believed the land to be filled with precious metals.

. . . .History

• September 15th, 1821 Costa Rica like the rest of Central America became independent from Spain.

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state).svg

• http://costa-rica-guide.com/travel/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=185&Itemid=33

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travelcostaricanow.com/index.php/Costa_Rica_History_Timeline