Costa Rica is located in Central America and is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east. The country is about the size of West Virginia and is comprised of 9 provinces.
Costa Rica is a democratic republic with a long history of stable democracy. The current president is Oscar Arias who began his second term in 2006. The country has no military by constitutional law and has avoided much of the violence that plagues much of Latin America. Costa Rica is an active member of the United Nations.
Quick Facts:
Population: 4,133,884
Language: Spanish
Area: 2,725 sq miles
Capital: San Jose
Religion: 75% Roman Catholic (official state religion), 17% Protestant, 8% Other (Buddist, Mormon, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu)
President: Oscar Arias
Indepence: From Spain in 1821
Government: Constitutional Republic
Literacy Rate: 96%
3 comments:
Congrats Ali, that's awesome!!! I'm so proud of you. I remember praying about your future last year and I just new that the Lord would show you what to do. I'm so excited for you and will be praying and reading your blog!
Life's good here in Virginia, getting used to the east coast and the military life. I miss Boulder a lot but it's fun here too. I miss the homeless shelter breakfasts and our life group!
Love u girl ;)
Erin
Hi Ali!
I'm so glad I got your email with your new email address in it! I'm so happy for you going to Costa Rica. That will be awesome! You are so adventurous. :)
I'm doing well. I have an internship in the Denver Tech Center at a health department working with Dietitians. And I got to go to Peru this summer with my church. It was wonderful!! Also, I'm engaged and will be getting married in July. Life is flying by! Anyway, good luck with everything, and I'll keep you in my prayers.
:) Andrea Seely
Hi sis! Nice blog. I'm looking forward to reading it.
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