Trip #5 Republic of Costa Rica
Posted by Noor Hakeem
When I was in 9th grade, I participated in a Model United Nations in The Netherlands. The country I was presenting was Costa Rica. While preparing for my presentations, I just searched a lot about the country that I wished to visit it one day. For this week I will be listing for you some fast fascinating facts about Costa Rica, in addition to its basic information.
Costa Rica is located in Central America. The capital is San Jose. Thier mother tounge language is Spanish. Costa Rican Colon is the official currency.
Some interesting facts about Costa Rica,
• It contains 5% of the world's biodiversity of animals and plants
• It has a 97% literacy rate
• Ranked as the first place in the Happy Family Index
• Recorded as the greenest country in the world
• Planning to be the first carbon neutral country by 2021
• The translation of ‘Costa Rica’ is ‘rich coast’
• It is the second smallest country in Latin America, yet have the richest culture of them all
• Costa Rica has more than 121 volcanoes, but only 7 are active
• 25% of its land is granted for natural parks
• Costa Rica’s first inhabitants were Indians
Posted: November 5, 2009 1:13 am | 0 comments
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