| Country Fact Sheet |
| Capital
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San Jose |
| Surface
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51,100 sq km |
| Currency
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Costa Rican colon |
| GDP
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Purchasing power parity - $55.02 billion |
| GDP/Capita
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(PPP)-11,900 |
| Language
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Spanish (official), English |
| Religion
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Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2% |
| Government
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Democratic republic. President is Laura Chinchilla Miranda (since 8 May 2010) |
| Time Zone
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Greenwich Mean Time -6 hours hours GMT |
| Telecom Code
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+506 and local 7 digit number |
| Airport
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Limon International Airport (LMH/MRLM) - San Jose-Juan Santamaria Airport (SJO/MROC) |
| Driving
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On right hand side of the road, license required |
| Electrical
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110/220V, 60Hz |
| Political Climate
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Stable country |
| Population
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4,636,348 people |
| History |
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| Local Business & Service Providers |
| Accommodation |
» Grand Hotel Costa rica
|
| Automotive services |
» Mapache
|
| Business travel |
» Vacations costa rica
|
| Corporate incentives |
| Financial services |
» BANCREDITO
|
| Financial Technology |
» Sperry Van Ness
|
| Intellectual Property |
» eLandia International, Inc
|
| Legal and fiduciary |
» Asesores Legales en Propiedad Industrial
|
| Lifestyle |
» Kings' Garden
|
| Technology |
| Local Radio |
| » 102.7 Radio Uno |
| » 1360 Radio Monumental//[R-670AM] - Limon (Limon) CR |
| » 88.3 Radio Colosal - Puntarenas (Puntarenas) CR |
| » 93.5 Radio Monumental - San Jose (San José) CR |
| » 94.3 Radio Reloj - San Jose (San José) CR |
| » 99.5 Radio Dos - San Jose (San José) CR |
| Local Weather Forecast |
| » BBC Weather |
| » Reuters |
| Government Agencies |
| » Banco Central de Costa Rica [Central Bank of Costa Rica] |
| » Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) |
| » Consejo Nacional de Rehabilitación y Educación Especial (CNREE) [National Council of Rehabilitation and Special Education] |
| » Gobierno de Costa Rica [Government of Costa Rica] |
| » Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) [Costa Rican Institute of Tourism] |
| » Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS) [National Institute of Insurances] |
| » Ministerio de Comercio Exterior (COMEX) [Ministry of External Commerce] |
| » Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio (MEIC) [Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce] |
| » Ministerio de Educación Publicans (MEP) [Ministry of Public Education] |
| » Ministerio de Hacienda [Ministry of Finance] |
| » Ministerio de Planificación Nacional y Política Económica (MIDEPLAN) [Ministry of National Planning and Economical Politics] |
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