Costa Rica
By Jade Williams
Geographic Information
Region- Central Pacific
Area- 19,730 mi sq
Climate- 70-80 degrees F
Arable Land-5.1%
Capital City- SAn Jose
3 largest Cities- San Jose,Puerto Limon,San Francisco
Demographic information
Population 4.872 million
Population Density 93
Growth Rate 1.4%
% Urbanized 2.7%
life Expectancy 79
Aids rate .26%
Literacy Rate 98.8%
Languages Spanish
Ethnicity Pie Graph
Cultural Information
Customs and traditions Costa Ricans do not go out to live on their own until they are formally married. It is very rare to see a young man or woman living alone or working to gain independence.
food Mexican Gallo Pinto
Clothing Women wear long colorful skirts with white a blouse. Men jeans t-shirt Cowboy hat
Housing- normal houses
Recreation- Surfing soccer snorkeling
Religion -Catholics
Political Information
Gov-Democratic
Freedom House _ 1
Civil Rights Score-More than 7
Press freedom-!9 out of 100
Corruption 55/100
Domestic conflicts
Economic Info
GDP-1%
Unemployment-9.20%
% Below Poverty Line-24.8%
Happy Planet Index-