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  2. Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Costa Rica had 2.9 million foreign visitors in 2016, up 10% from 2015. [87] In 2015, the tourism sector was responsible for 5.8% of the country's GDP, or $3.4 billion. [88] In 2016, the highest number of tourists came from the United States, with 1,000,000 visitors, followed by Europe with 434,884 arrivals. [89]

  3. Outline of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The location of Costa Rica An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Costa Rica. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Costa Rica: . Costa Rica – sovereign country located in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east.

  4. San José, Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic activity, and major transportation hub. San José is simultaneously one of Costa Rica's cantons, with its municipal land area covering 44.62 square kilometers (17.23 square miles) [4] and having within it an estimated population of 352,381 people in ...

  5. Geography of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    574,725 km 2 (221,903 sq mi) Costa Rica is located on the Central American Isthmus, surrounding the point 10° north of the equator and 84° west of the prime meridian. It has 212 km of Caribbean Sea coastline and 1,016 on the North Pacific Ocean . The area is 51,100 km 2 of which 40 km 2 is water. It is slightly smaller than Bosnia and ...

  6. Education in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Since 1869, education is free and compulsory (article 78 of the constitution). Costa Rica's education system is ranked 54th in the " Global Competitiveness Report 2013–14", and is described as of "high quality". [3] The literacy rate in Costa Rica is 97.9%. [4] It is 2 points over the average for Latin American and Caribbean countries.

  7. List of World Heritage Sites in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The first site in Costa Rica listed was the Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park, in 1983. In 1990, the site was expanded to include the sites across the border in Panama. The most recent site listed was the Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís, in 2014. This is the only cultural site in ...

  8. Édgar Silva - Wikipedia

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    Édgar Silva (born Édgar Arturo Silva Loáiciga on October, 1967 in Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican journalist who works for Teletica, the largest TV station in Costa Rica. [ 1 ] He is known for been the major referent of journalism of his country.

  9. File:Map and flag of Costa Rica.svg - Wikipedia

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    Map of Costa Rica incorporating its flag. Date: 10 March 2008: Source: Self made from Image:Mapa CR.svg and Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg: Author: Bryan based on work by Shamhain and SKopp: Permission (Reusing this file) Image:Mapa CR.svg is GFDL and CC-BY-SA-2.5,2.0,1.0. Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg is Public domain.