Geography

La Costa Rica's Blueprints


 * **Location**

Costa Rica's officially positioned on the North American Continent except the piece of North America which it is located on is known to many as Central America. It is bordered by The Caribbean Sea east, The North Pacific Ocean west,Nicaragua north, South panama. It has a narrow Pacific coastal region.CocosIsland10 sq mi 26 sq km, about 300 mi 483 km off the PacificCoast, is under Costa Rican sovereignty.


 * **Place**



By means of its assorted geography, there is a quantity of variation supported on location, with regards to the climate of the country.Costa Rica really has more than eleven unusual micro climates and is home to several thousands of diverse kinds of unique varieties of both plant and animal life. The mountain ranges sprinting through the middle of the country offer a mountainous landscape in which you will find active volcanoes, streams, waterfalls and peaks bounded by cloud forests.

**Weather Map**
 * ~ Months ||~ January ||~ February ||~ March ||~ April ||~ May ||~ June ||~ July ||~ August ||~ September ||~ October ||~ November ||~ December ||
 * ~ High Temperature(C) ||< 27 ||< 27 ||< 28 ||< 28 ||< 27 ||< 27 ||< 27 ||< 26 ||< 26 ||< 26 ||< 26 ||< 26 ||
 * ~ Low Temperature (C) ||< 17 ||< 18 ||< 18 ||< 18 ||< 18 ||< 18 ||< 18 ||< 18 ||< 17 ||< 18 ||< 18 ||< 18 ||
 * ~ Precipitation(mm) ||< 6.3 ||< 10.2 ||< 13.8 ||< 79.9 ||< 267.6 ||< 280.1 ||< 181.5 ||< 276.9 ||< 355.1 ||< 330.6 ||< 135.5 ||< 33.5 ||
 * ~ Average Percent Sunshine ||< 40 ||< 37 ||< 39 ||< 33 ||< 25 ||< 20 ||< 21 ||< 22 ||< 20 ||< 22 ||< 25 ||< 34 ||

The climate in Costa Rica is mostly tropical. Monteverde’s highlands are misty, cold and foggy year-round, while Guanacaste has a dry warm climate as it’s located on the country’s lowlands.You can find the best climate in the Central Valley because the average temperature is 22 degrees Celsius and 71 degrees Fahrenheit.The Central valley is cooled down by the breezes coming in from the sea.Most Regions of Costa Rica have a rainy weather climate from May to November and a dry season lasting from December to April.

Ethnic groups: European and some mestizo 94%, African origin 3%, Chinese 1%, Amerindian 1%, other 1%.


 * **Human- Environmental Interaction**



**COSTA RICA ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE**

Costa Rica has developed into one of the worlds-focus peaks of Science and Environments, suitable to it geographical and Eco-friendly environment. Several scientific groups study the connections between physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment and if required. These studies observe the value of the environment, understand the contact of human actions on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and develop strategies for restoring ecosystems for climate change, conservation, biodiversity, water quality, and groundwater contamination. In addition, environmental scientists help planners develop and construct buildings, transportation corridors, and utilities that protect water resources and reflect efficient and valuable land apply.

How have the people modified their environment? Costa Rica is the greenest and happiest country in the world, according to a new list that ranks nations by combining measures of their ecological footprint with the happiness of their citizens. Costa Ricans top the list because they report the highest life satisfaction in the world, they live slightly longer than Americans, yet have an ecological footprint that is less than a quarter the size. The differences between nations show that it is possible to live long, happy lives with much smaller ecological footprints than the highest-consuming nations. Costa Rica is a very Eco-Friendly country.

How do people use the land?


 * 1) [|Ecotourism]
 * 2) [|Agriculture: Coffee plantations]
 * 3) [|introduced species]

**Languages:** Spanish, with a southwestern Caribbean Creole dialect of English spoken around the Limon area. **Religion:** Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical Protestant 13.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%. **Political Divisions:** 7 provinces, divided into 81 cantons, subdivided into 421 districts.
 * **Region**


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Costa Rica's major suppliers are the U.S., Mexico, China and japan the spend about $13.32 billion in imports a year thats about $4 billion dollars more than they profit from exports. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Major exports:** integrated circuits, medical equipment, bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar, textiles, and electronic components <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Major imports:** raw materials, consumer goods, capital equipment, petroleum.


 * Population Density Chart ||
 * Country || Population || land area (square mi) || density per square mi ||
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext">Costa Rica || 4,075,261 || 19,560 || 208 ||


 * ==<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Animals ==

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