Costa Rica

Summary Location: Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama Population: 4,133,884 (July 2007 est.) Capital: name: San Jose geographic coordinates: 9 56 N, 84 05 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $12,000 (2006 est.)

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