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Revision as of 18:42, 17 November 2003

Belize

Flag of Costa Rica	Belize: Coat of Arms
(In Detail)

National motto: "Sub Umbra Floreo"
(Latin: Under the Shade I Flourish)

Official language

Spanish

Capital

San Jose

President

Abel PACHECO

Area
- Total
- % water

Ranked 146th
51,100 km²
0.7%

Population

- Total (2003 E)

- Density

Ranked 171st

3,835,000
75,05/km²

Independence
- Date

From Spain
September 15, 1821

Currency

Colon (BZD)

Time zone

UTC -6

National anthem

Land of the Free

Internet TLD

.BZ

Calling Code

501

The Republic of Costa Rica is a republic of Central America. Remarkably for the region, Costa Rica has stood as a bastion of stability and democracy for decades. In fact, Costa Rica has no military, only a domestic police force. The capital is San José.

Map Of Costa Rica

International rankings

world-wide press freedom index Rank 15 out of 139 countries (2 way tie)

Reference

Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.

Web links

BBC Country profile: Costa Rica