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Costa Rica

#States and territories established in 1821 #Spanishspeaking countries #Liberal democracies #Former Spanish colonies #Countries bordering the Pacific Ocean

1 Which of the following titles did Costa Rica have?

2 How many square miles is Costa Rica in area?

3 What is the native name for Costa Rica

4 Costa Rica is home to a rich variety of plants and ________.

5 [5] Costa Rica has been able to avoid the widespread violence that has plagued most of ________.

6 However, the indigenous people have influenced modern Costa Rican culture to a relatively small degree, as most of these died from diseases such as ________[12] and mistreatment by the Spaniards.

7 What is the national anthem of Costa Rica?

8 The population density of Costa Rica: How many people are there per square kilometre?

9 Which of the following languages is spoken in Costa Rica?

10 What is the capital of Costa Rica?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Inca Dove is a small New World dove that ranges from the southwestern United States and Mexico through Central America to Costa Rica?
  • the Irazú volcano in Costa Rica erupted violently in 1963, on the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy arrived in the country for a state visit?
  • the Law Library of Congress created the Global legal information network in 1993 to provide free access to an online searchable full text database of international legal documents, judicial decisions, legislation, statutes and other laws, from many countries, including Brazil, Costa Rica, Kuwait, Peru, and Romania?
  • the slogan Juan Valdez drinks Costa Rican coffee, popular on bumper stickers in Costa Rica, prompted a lawsuit from Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia?
  • Tortuguero National Park (pictured) is the third-most visited park in Costa Rica, despite the fact that it can only be reached by airplane or boat?
  • John Biehl, a Chilean government minister in the 1990s, led the successful campaign for Costa Rican president Óscar Arias to win the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize?
  • José Francisco de Peralta was elected to represent Costa Rica to the Constituent Congress of the Mexican Empire, but it was dissolved before he was able to participate?
  • Pancha Carrasco became Costa Rica's first woman in the military by joining the defending forces at the Battle of Rivas?
  • Corcovado National Park is the only national park in which all of Costa Rica's four native monkey species can be found?
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