| COSTA
RICA IN NUMBERS |
| Extention |
51,100
km" |
| Languaje |
Spanish/High
percentage speaks English |
| Currency |
The
Colón/Dollar commonly accepted |
| Gobernment |
Democratic,
free election every 4 years |
| Majority
of age |
18
years |
| Climate |
Diverse
microclimates * |
| Population |
3,
810 180 aprox |
| Political
Division |
7
provinces / 81 cantones |
| Borders |
Nicaragua
and Panamá |
| Coasts |
Caribbean
and Pacifico |
| Location |
Central
America
Between 8 and 11 latitude North and 81, 87 longitude west |
| Literacy |
94% |
| *from
tropical beaches to paramo |
| EMBASSIES |
| Argentina |
254-6520 |
| Austria
|
255-3007 |
| Bélgic |
225-6633 |
| Belice |
256-0542 |
| Bolivia
|
255-1805 |
Brazil
|
233-1544 |
| Canadá
|
296-4149 |
| Chile |
224-4243 |
| China |
224-8180 |
| Colombia |
283-6861 |
| Republica
Checa |
296-5671 |
| Republica
Dominicana |
283-8103 |
Ecuador
|
232-1503 |
El Salvador
|
222-3648 |
| Francia |
253-5010 |
| Alemania |
232-5533 |
| Guatemala |
283-2290 |
| Gran Bretaña |
2-258-2050 |
| Holanda |
296-1490 |
| Honduras |
234-9504 |
| Israel |
221-6444 |
| Italia |
234-2326 |
| Japón |
232-1255 |
| Korea |
220-3141 |
| Malta |
220-1602 |
| México |
257-0633 |
| Nicaragua
|
233-8747 |
| Noruega |
283-8222 |
| Panamá |
257-3241 |
| Paraguay
|
283-3504 |
| Perú |
225-9145 |
| Rumanía |
231-0741 |
| Rusia |
272-1021 |
| Slovakia |
224-6467 |
| España |
222-1933 |
| Suecia |
232-8549 |
| Suiza |
221-4829 |
| Estados
Unidos |
220-3050 |
| Uruguay |
234-9909 |
| Venezuela
|
225-1335 |
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