Costa Rica

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Costa Rica

• By
• Zach
• Bowers

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Costa Ricas Geography

• Costa Rica is located in Central America between
  Nicaragua and Panama (where Mr. Underwood was
  born)
• It is bordering the Caribbean sea and the North
  Pacific Ocean.

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How big is Costa Rica?

• Costa Rica is slightly smaller than West
  Virginia.
• The coastline is 1,290 km.
• Costa Rica is 51,100 sq km, this number includes
  440 sq km of water.

Mr. Underwood surfing
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Costa Ricas terrain

• Costa Ricas terrain is made up of coastal plains
  separated by rugged mountains including over 100
  volcanic cones, of which several are major
  volcanoes.
• The lowest point of Costa Rica is 0 m at the
  Pacific Ocean.
• The highest point is on Cerro Chirripo it is
  3810m.

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Costa Ricas Climate

• The climate is tropical and subtropical.
• Dry season is December through April.
• The rainy season is May through November.
• It is cooler in highlands .

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Costa RicasGovernment

• Costa Rica is a democratic republic and has a
  judicial, legislative, and executive branch.
• It elected a new president named Oscar Arius.
• Costa Rica gained its independence from Spain on
  the 15 of September, 1821.
• Costa Rica has no military.

Zach swinging From his favorite branch
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Oscar Arias Sanchez

• Oscar Arius is Costa Ricas president.
• He is a famous environmentalist that won a noble
  prize.
• Oscar Arias Sanchez was born in 1940.
• He won the Nobel prize in peace.

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Costa Rica's Economy

• Costa Rica's has a stable economy that depends on
  tourism, agriculture, and electronics exports.
• Costa Rican colones per US dollar is 477.79
  colones per US dollar.

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