Costa Rica es un paรญs pequeรฑo, pero rico por su gente, por su nivel de educaciรณn, por su capacidad de aprendizaje y por su especializaciรณn. Su riqueza natural consiste en su fauna, sus rรญos, sus playas en ambos ocรฉanos (el Atlรกntico y el Pacรญco), su tierra y su clima diverso los doce meses del aรฑo. No existen preocupaciones polรญticas ni sociales que mantengan inestable al paรญs.
En Costa Rica no hay un ejรฉrcito. El ejรฉrcito de Costa Rica lo constituyen sus maestros y su gran masa trabajadora, desde un obrero hasta un biotecnรณlogo, todos conviviendo en paz. El pueblo costarricense se caracteriza por su legendaria cordialidad y su naturaleza amistosa. La gran mayorรญa de la poblaciรณn desciende de los colonizadores espaรฑoles y europeos.
El idioma oficial es el espaรฑol, no obstante, un porcentaje creciente de la poblaciรณn habla el inglรฉs. Existe una divisiรณn polรญtica, el territorio del paรญs estรก dividido administrativamente en siete provincias: San Josรฉ, la capital; Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia, Guanacaste, Puntarenas y Limรณn.
Costa Rica tiene una extensiรณn de 51.100 km2. Limita al Norte con Nicaragua, al Sur con Panamรก, al Este y al Oeste con los ocรฉanos Atlรกntico y Pacรญco, respectivamente. Su costa Atlรกntica mide 255 kms, mientras que el litoral Pacรญco se extiende 1.103 kms. Ambas costas gozan de una abundancia de playas de primera clase y con una vegetaciรณn exuberante.
Costa Rica is a small country, but rich for its people, for its level of education, for its learning capacity and for its specialization. Its natural wealth consists of its fauna, its rivers, its beaches in both oceans (the Atlantic and the Pacific), its land and its diverse climate twelve months of the year. There are no political or social concerns that keep the country unstable.
In Costa Rica there is no army. The Costa Rican army is made up of its teachers and its great working mass, from a worker to a biotechnologist, all living together in peace. The Costa Rican people are characterized by their legendary warmth and friendly nature. The vast majority of the population descends from Spanish and European settlers.
The official language is Spanish, however, a growing percentage of the population speaks English. There is a political division, the territory of the country is administratively divided into seven provinces: San Josรฉ, the capital; Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia, Guanacaste, Puntarenas and Limรณn.
Costa Rica has an extension of 51,100 km2. It limits to the north with Nicaragua, to the south with Panama, and to the east and west with the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, respectively. Its Atlantic coast measures 255 km, while the Pacific coast extends 1,103 km. Both coasts boast an abundance of first-class beaches and lush vegetation.
