Costa Rica

By : Qua’Sha

Original & Spanish Name

República de Costa Rica

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Map of Costa Rica & the square miles.

Area: 51,100 km² (19,730 sq. miles)

Capital & Its Flag

• Capital: San José

Population

4.6 million (2009)

Official Currency

• Costa Rica's currency, the colon (colones plural) currently exchanges at around ¢520 per US dollar.

Agricultural products

• Sugar cane • Banana • Pineapple • Fresh whole cow milk • Oranges • Mangoes • Nuts • Cocoa beans • Lemons and limes • Strawberries

Type Of Government

• Costa Rica Has A Democratic Republic and Republic Government .

Old badge of Costa Rica

History

• Christopher Columbus in his fourth and final voyage in 1502 was the first European explorer that visited Cost Rica.

• Columbus gave it its name which actually means “rich coast” because he believed the land to be filled with precious metals.

. . . .History

• September 15th, 1821 Costa Rica like the rest of Central America became independent from Spain.

Sources

• http://www.veintemundos.com/en/spanish/costa-rica/• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Costa_Rica_

(state).svg

• http://costa-rica-guide.com/travel/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=185&Itemid=33

• http://www.vacationcity.com/information/agriculture/• http://world-leaders.findthedata.org/l/94/Costa-Ricahttp://• www.costarica-luxury-rentals.com/history_culture.html• http://www.entercostarica.com/travel/189/History.php• http://

travelcostaricanow.com/index.php/Costa_Rica_History_Timeline