Costa Rica

Republic of Costa Rica

Latin America

Geography

Area: 51,100 sq km

Agriculturally and ecologically rich land that straddles the Central American isthmus.

Population: 4,639,827    Annual Growth: 1.40%

Capital: San José

Urbanites: 64.3%

HDI Rank: 54 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Official language: Spanish. English and Mekitelyu spoken on Caribbean coast    Languages: 13 All languages