Geographical position: Costa Rica is located in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama.
The country’s climate is tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands.
Languages: Spanish (official), English.
San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica.
Surface: 51,100 sq km
Population: 4,016,173
System of government: democratic republic
Capital: San Jose
Religion: Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
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