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Stone spheres created by the Diquis culture at the National Museum of Costa Rica. The sphere is the icon of the country's cultural identity.
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Costa Rica is one of the countries with the greatest biodiversity in all of Latin America.

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Costa Rica

Population
5.2M
Area
51,100 km²
Capital
San José
Continent
North America
125th most populous country in the world

Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, sharing a maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island.

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Stone spheres created by the Diquis culture at the National Museum of Costa Rica. The sphere is the icon of the country's cultural identity.
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Costa Rica is the first tropical country to have stopped and reversed deforestation.

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Costa Rica

Population
5.2M
Area
51,100 km²
Capital
San José
Continent
North America
125th most populous country in the world

Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, sharing a maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island.

From the “Geography” section

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Photo: Rodtico21 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Stone spheres created by the Diquis culture at the National Museum of Costa Rica. The sphere is the icon of the country's cultural identity.
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Costa Rica abolished its military force on 1 December 1948.

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Costa Rica

Population
5.2M
Area
51,100 km²
Capital
San José
Continent
North America
125th most populous country in the world

Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, sharing a maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island.

From the “Government and politics” section

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Stone spheres created by the Diquis culture at the National Museum of Costa Rica. The sphere is the icon of the country's cultural identity.
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Costa Rica was described as 'the poorest and most miserable Spanish colony in all America' by a Spanish governor in 1719.

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Costa Rica

Population
5.2M
Area
51,100 km²
Capital
San José
Continent
North America
125th most populous country in the world

Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, sharing a maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Rodtico21 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Stone spheres created by the Diquis culture at the National Museum of Costa Rica. The sphere is the icon of the country's cultural identity.
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Most Afro-Costa Ricans descend from Jamaican immigrants who worked on the construction of a railroad.

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Costa Rica

Population
5.2M
Area
51,100 km²
Capital
San José
Continent
North America
125th most populous country in the world

Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, sharing a maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Rodtico21 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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