Costa Rica Facts & Information

Location	Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Climate	Tropical and subtropical
Terrain	Coastal plains separated by rugged mountains including over 100 volcanoes
Population	4,016,173
Nationality	Costa Rican
Ethnic groups	White 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%
Religions	Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%
Languages	Spanish (official), English
Government Type	Democratic Republic
Capital	San Jose
Currency	Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
Description of Flag	five horizontal bands of blue (top), white, red (double width), white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a white elliptical disk on the hoist side of the red band; above the coat of arms a light blue ribbon contains the words, AMERICA CENTRAL, and just below it near the top of the coat of arms is a white ribbon with the words, REPUBLICA COSTA RICA
Costa Rica Flag

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