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Costa Rica (UK: / ˌkɒstə ˈriːkə /, US: / ˌkoʊstə -/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, [10] is a country in the Central American region of North America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to ...
Costa Rica is located on the Central American Isthmus, surrounding the point 10° north of the equator and 84° west of the prime meridian. It has 212 km of Caribbean Sea coastline and 1,016 on the North Pacific Ocean. The area is 51,100 km 2 of which 40 km 2 is water. It is slightly smaller than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Hurricane Cesar was the deadliest hurricane to hit Costa Rica. December 5–12, 1887 – Tropical Storm Nineteen made landfall in Costa Rica. [4] October 8–10, 1906 – A hurricane formed near Costa Rica, causing damage to fruit plantations. Total damage was recorded at $1 million (1906 USD), though no deaths were reported. [5]
Hurricane Dean nearing landfall 25 miles north of Belize with winds of 175 miles an hour (280 km/h) Belize is a low-lying country in Central America, with a population of about 383,000 people. Throughout history, Belize has been impacted by hundreds of tropical cyclones. The most recent hurricane to impact Belize was Hurricane Nana (2020).
Hurricane Nate. Hurricane Nate was an Atlantic hurricane which was the costliest natural disaster in Costa Rican history. An unusually fast-moving tropical cyclone, it caused severe flooding in Central America, leading to widespread destruction and casualties, during early October 2017, before making landfall on the US Gulf Coast.
Tourism in Costa Rica has been one of the fastest growing economic sectors of the country [2] and by 1995 became the largest foreign exchange earner. [3][4] Since 1999, tourism has earned more foreign exchange than bananas, pineapples and coffee exports combined. [5] The tourism boom began in 1987, [3] with the number of visitors up from ...
The Central Valley had been traditionally the favorite place for Costa Ricans to live, and even today it contains an unequal distribution of population of the country, in relation to its size. This is because of the fertility of land in the region, helped by the influence of volcanoes and rivers that run through the valley.
Costa Rican agriculture plays a profound part in the country's gross domestic product (GDP). It makes up about 6.5% of Costa Rica 's GDP, and 14% of the labor force. [1] Depending upon location and altitude, many regions differ in agricultural crops and techniques. The main exports include: bananas, pineapples, coffee, sugar, rice, vegetables ...