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The formal name of Costa Rica is the Republic of Costa Rica. It is situated in Central America. Its borders are attached to Nicaragua in north, Panama in the East and South, The Pacific Ocean in the west and south, and Caribbean Sea in the east. The primary and official language of Costa Rica is Spanish.
A Developed Country
Costa Rica has continuously attained the position within 10 top Latin American countries in HDI (Human Development Index). In fact, its rank in the list of developed nations is 62nd in 2010. The United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) has declared it as the country that has achieved a great deal of human development as compared to other nations in same income group. In terms of environment development, it is number three worldwide and first in Americas in the year 2010.
Puerto Viejo
On the Costa Rica’s Caribbean Sea, the Puerto Viejo is the hottest place. The heat remains here continuously. Puerto Viejo is an attractive place for ramblers, hikers, surfers, etc owing to the rivers, coasts and forests near it.
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When you go for US Citizenship test, you will have to give test related to United States information. This test is meant to know your knowledge about United States. So it’s necessary that you must have proper knowledge about United States. Here is some useful information about United States which will help you for preparation of your citizenship test:
Population: 309,651,000
Languages: English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority)
Political System: Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition
Capital: Washington, DC
Literacy Rate: 97%
Culture: white 77.1%; black 12.9%; Asian 4.2%; Amerindian and Alaska native 1.5%; native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.3%; other 4%
Religions: Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10%
Age Structure: 0-14 years: 20.9%; 15-64 years: 66.7%; 65 years and over: 12.4%
GDP-per capita: purchasing power parity – $46,381
Terrain: Vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii
Climate: Mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm Chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
