About Us Outline

Land area    51,100 sq km

Bordering Countries    Panama and Nicaragua (309 km)   

Geographic coordinates    10 00 N, 84 00 W





Coastline    1,290 km


Population    4, 509, 290 (2009 estimate)

Time Zones    UTC/GMT – 6 hours

Official Language    Spanish

Currency    Costa Rican colón

Dialing code    +506

Internet TLD    .cr

Internet users    1,500,000 (data from: www.internetworldstats.com)

Highest Peak    Cerro Chirripó 3,820 m

Highest Volcano    Irazú 3,431 m



Volcanoes     Arenal 1,670 m, Barva 2,906 m, Cerro Tilaran 634 m

                     Irazú3,431 m, Miravalles 2,028 m, Orosì 1,659 m

                     Platanar 2,267 m, Pos 2,708m, Rincón


                     de la Vieja 1,916 m, Tenorio 1,916 m

                     Turrialba 3,340 m




Largest Lake     Lake Arenal, area of 85.5 km





Mountain ranges    Cordillera de Tilarán, Cordillera Central


                              Cordillera de Guanacaste, Cordillera de

                              Talamanca, Cerros de Escazú




Wildlife    More than 500,000 species
                (4% of the total estimated worldwide)                 
                300.000 of these are insects
                893 bird species (the greatest density in the world)

Waterfalls   La Fortuna 75 m, La Paz

Islands    Calero 151.6 km2, Brava 44.4 km2
               de Chira 43 km2, Penitencia 43 km2

               Torguero 28.1 km2, del  Coco 24 km2


               Palma 20.5 km2




ECONOMY NUMBERS

Major Exports 2008            % of total
Maquila&zonas francas         33.6
Manufactured goods              22.2
Bananas                                7.0
Coffee                                   3.4
(data from Economist.com)

Major Imports 2008            % of total
Intermediate goods                52.3
Consumer goods                   18.0 
Capital goods                        15.5
(data from Economist.com)

COSTA RICA and COFFEE
Coffee production for 2008    1, 594, 000 bags
Arabica exports 2008            1, 399, 181 (60 Kilo bags)
(data from www.ico.org)

COFFEE ARABICA IN COSTA RICA

Sparkling. But without the bubbles. It gives renewed sprint and energy. illy’s tasters compare it to a dynamic mother in charge of a family: like a modern young mother, the Costa Rica aims to juggle several performances. In perfect equilibrium, it can balance sweetness and acidity. It makes use of a tempting flowery bouquet, but also brings forward the sweet notes of chocolate and caramel. This serves to give renewed sprint.