Where is Costa Rica located?

Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a country in Central America and Latin America. Costa Rica is considered the first international country among the Latin countries to follow a democratic system in its rule. It is one of the highest countries in the world in the Human Development Index, one of the countries that has recorded high progress in caring for the environment, and one of the most environmentally friendly and preserving countries. The origins of the population in this country vary, but whites constitute the vast majority of them, and there is also a small percentage of them who are blacks, American Indians, Chinese, and Jamaicans. The official religion in the country is Christianity, and it has the Church of Our Lady of the Angels, to which many Christians make pilgrimage annually. They mostly belong to Catholic Christianity, in addition to a small number of residents who profess Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam. The official language in the country is Spanish with the Costa Rican dialect.

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Costa Rica is located in the middle of the American and South American continents. It is bordered to the north by Nicaragua, to the southeast it is bordered by the state of Panama, to the west it overlooks the Pacific Ocean, and to the east it is bordered by the Caribbean Sea.

Provinces of Costa Rica

Costa Rica consists of seven main provinces: San José, the largest city in the country and its official capital, Ajuela, Cartago, Heredia, Limón, and Puntarenas.

Flora and fauna in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is distinguished by its richness in plants and animals, as it contains five percent of the biological diversity in the entire world, and it has many parks and natural reserves rich in the most beautiful and rare species of plants and animals, and its coasts are also rich in this biological diversity, hence its name, as Its name means rich coast, as it contains rich forests, beautiful beaches, and picturesque lakes.

Tourism in Costa Rica

The Costa Rican government is interested in the tourism sector and provides the best tourist services that attract tourists to it. Tourism is not limited to the rich tropical forests, beautiful coastlines, and natural parks, but there are also many historical and cultural monuments such as the Gold Museum, which is located in the country’s capital, San Jose, the National Museum, and the Butterfly Gardens, in addition to the country’s vast coffee plantations.

Education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica's literacy rate is 94.9%, one of the highest in Latin America. When the army was abolished in 1949, it was said that the army would be replaced with an army of teachers. Costa Rica has primary and secondary schools throughout the country. The Constitution guarantees the right to education for all. Primary and secondary education is compulsory and free. There are only a few schools in Costa Rica where students go beyond the twelfth grade. Students who complete the eleventh grade receive a baccalaureate diploma accredited by the Costa Rican Ministry of Education.

There are public and private universities in Costa Rica, and public universities are considered the best in the country, as well as one of the best means of social mobility, given that a large percentage of the budget is spent to support students from poor families. The Ministry of Education has awarded the University of Costa Rica the title of Distinguished Institution of Costa Rica. In recent years, the role of many private universities and colleges has strengthened because the demand for higher education has exceeded the possibilities available in the public sector.