Location: Central America, bordering both the Caribbean
Sea
and the North
Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Costa Rican Land Size : 50,660 sq km
Costa Rican Climate / Weather : tropical and subtropical;
dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to
November); cooler in highlands.
Costa Rican Population : 3,956,507 (July 2004 est.)
Former Name(s) : n/a
Costa Rican Capital City: San Jose
Costa Rican GDP: $35.16 billion (2003 est.)
Costa Rican Main Industries : microprocessors, food
processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials,
fertilizer, plastic products
Costa Rican Agricultural products : coffee, pineapples,
bananas, sugar, corn, rice, beans, potatoes; beef; timber
Costa Rican Currency : Costa Rican colon (CRC)
