Geography: Costa Rica
Costa Rica, a mountainous Central American republic located north of Panama, has coasts on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The country has an area of 19,575 square miles and, in 1997, had a population of 3.6 million inhabitants. Most Costa Ricans live in a central valley where the capital of the country (San Jose) is situated. Temperatures average 15 C in the central valley and 27 C in the coastal areas. Costa Rica is notable among Latin American countries for its longstanding democratic form o ...
