Costa Rica is a democratic republic located in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the southeast. San Jose is the capital and largest city, located in the Central Valley. The population is over 4 million people, mostly of Spanish descent but also including Black, Indigenous, Chinese, and other ethnic groups. Spanish is the official and predominant language. The climate and culture reflect a blending of Spanish, South American, Caribbean, and American influences. Education is highly valued in Costa Rica.

2. Costa Rica location
Government: Democratic republic
Lies On the north border of
the country lies Nicaragua,
while Panama lies on the
southeast border.

3. Costa Rica’s capital:
San Jose is the capital of Costa
Rica, head of the province of San
José, and the nation's largest city.
Located in the Central Valley…

4. Costa Rica’s total population
• 4,133,882 people
• 3% are Black
• 1% Amerindian
• 1% Chinese
• 1% from other ethnic groups

5. Costa Rica’s Climate

6. Costa Rica’s language
Costa Rica's official and predominant
language is Spanish; the variety spoken
there, Costa Rican Spanish, is a form
of Central American Spanish…
Sign languages
Several sign languages are used in Costa
Rica. Attested ones are (New) Costa Rican
Sign Language, Old Costa Rican Sign
Language, Bribri Sign Language, andBrunca
Sign Language.

7. Costa Rica’s religion:

8. Costa Rica’s culture:
1. Clothing
2. Greetings
3. Polite pleasantries
4. Patience
5. Roads
6. Try to speak the language
7. Be curious
8. Don’t jump to conclusions
9. Relax
10. Remember, you’re in another country

9. Education
Education is highly cared about in Costa Rica by
most of the population. About 6% of the
country'
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20
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No High
School
Diploma
High
school
graduate
only
Bachelors
degree or
higher
aged 25 or older a
aged 16 or older

10. Art
At the beginning of the 19th century,
some wealthy Costa Ricans paid
visiting foreign painters, usually
European, to paint their portraits

11. Cuisine
Costa Rican cuisine is a combination of
Spanish, South American, Caribbean, and
American influences. This style of cuisine is
shared by most of Central America,
although local variations have appeared in
each of the countries

12. Costa Rica interesting facts
• Costa Ricans call themselves ticos (males) and ticas
(females).
• It’s not a big deal to see someone walking around with a
machete.
• Costa Rica is only slightly smaller than Lake Michigan.
• Costa Rica has more than 121 volcanic formations, with
seven of them being active.
• Costa Rica has no standing army
• Instead of saying a woman “had a baby,” ticos say “ella dio
a luz.”

13. costa rica weird traditions
• At 7am every morning, all Costa Rican radio stations
play the national anthem. Many also play it again at
night
• On Costa Rica's various patriotic days, young schoolboys
dress up with traditional hats, shirts, red scarves and
painted on moustaches. Girls sport traditional braids
and coloured skirts. Oxen are also featured
prominently.
• In Costa Rica, it is not uncommon to give coffee to
babies (in their bottle, with milk) and to young children.
I found this astonishing! Having had the "pleasure" of
a two year old a few times in my life, I simply could
not imagine a two year old on espresso!