& next up, Costa Rica!
Costa Rica, officially recognised as the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaguara to the North, Panama to the East and South the Carribean Ocean to the West and South and the Pacific Ocean to the East. The Country, which translates literally as Rich Coast, was the first country in the world to constitutionally abolish its army.
Their National Anthem is Noble Patria, tu Hermosa Bandera. [Noble Homeland, your Beautiful Flag] The lyrics to their Anthem can be found here.
The official currency for Costa Rica, is the Costa Rican Colon, where S$1 = to roughly 360CRC.
The Official language is Spanish, but Mekatelyu is recognised as well.
Despite being a country with many potential business sectors, Costa Rica is the 4th Latin American country in the world with the highest inflation rates. Over 16% of the people were under the poverty range in 2006, and 5.5% of their estimated 4million population were unemployed. However, the country is constantly growing, and is currently the most visited nation in the Central American region.
Costa Rica is also home to a rich diversity of Flora and Fauna. Although the country only holds 0.1% of the World's landmass, it contains 5% of the World's biodiversity in the country itself. About 25% of the country has been converted into natural reserves and protected parks. The largest amount in the World.
Christianity is the predominant religion in Costa Rica, &Roman Catholicism is the official religion. Some 84% of Costa Ricans are Christian, and like many other parts of Latin America, Evangelical Protestant denominations have been experiencing rapid growth. However, 70% still adhere to Roman Catholicism.
Once again, this is but the beginning of the story.
Feel free to leave questions on the tagboards (:
Feel free to leave questions on the tagboards (:
-Lex
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