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English: An equiangular cylindrical projection of the Federal Republic of Central America as its borders were in circa 1835–1838 with the State of Costa Rica highlighted in red. Note that the Cerrón Grande, La Angostura, and Malpaso lakes are not included on this map as they are artificial lakes created in the 20th century.
Module:Location map/data/Costa Rica is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Costa Rica. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
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Costa Rica (UK: / ˌ k ɒ s t ə ˈ r iː k ə /, US: / ˌ k oʊ s t ə-/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in the Central American region of North America.
The University of Costa Rica is the largest university of the country and one of the most recognizable across Central America. The literacy rate in Costa Rica is approximately 97 percent and English is widely spoken primarily due to Costa Rica's tourism industry. [70]
The Central Valley (Spanish: Valle Central) is a plateau and a geographic region of central Costa Rica. The land in the valley is a relative plain, despite being surrounded by several mountains and volcanoes, the latter part of the Central Range .
Costa Rica is the most visited nation in Central America. [63] Tourism in Costa Rica is one of the fastest growing economic sectors of the country, [64] having become the largest source of foreign revenue by 1995. [65] Since 1999, tourism has earned more foreign exchange than bananas, pineapples and coffee exports combined. [66]
Costa Rica shares a 313-kilometre (194-mile) border with Nicaragua to the north, and a 348-km border with Panama to the south. Costa Rica claims an exclusive economic zone of 574,725 km 2 (221,903 sq mi) with 200 nautical miles (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) and a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi). Land use: Arable land: 4.8%.
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