Costa Rica Population: 3,956,507 (July 2004 est.) Capital: San Jose [ Select Another Country ]

An Introduction to Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong technology and tourism sectors. The standard of living is relatively high. Land ownership is widespread.

The Costa Rican Flag Five horizontal bands of blue (top), white, red (double width), white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a white elliptical disk on the hoist side of the red band; above the coat of arms a light blue ribbon contains the words, AMERICA CENTRAL, and just below it near the top of the coat of arms is a white ribbon with the words, REPUBLICA COSTA RICA.

Rankings of The Most Populous Countries in the World.

1. China   2. India   3. United States   4. Indonesia   5. Brazil   6. Russia   7. Pakistan   8. Bangladesh   9. Japan 10. Nigeria

11. Mexico 12. Germany 13. Philippines 14. Vietnam 15. Egypt 16. Turkey 17. Iran 18. Ethiopia 19. Thailand 20. United Kingdom

21. France 22. Italy 23. Congo 24. Ukraine 25. South Korea 26. South Africa 27. Burma 28. Colombia 29. Spain 30. Poland

Some interesting facts and figures about Costa Rica. Pop Growth Rate / Year:     • 1.52% Avg. Life Expectancy:     • 74.07 yrs - Male     • 79.33 yrs - Female Phone Lines:     • 1.132 million (2002) Televisions:     • 525,000 (1997) Radios:     • 980,000 (1997) Internet Code:     • .cr Did you know ... People from Costa Rica are called Costa Ricans