Where is Costa Rica on the map?

Costa Rica is located in the isthmus of Central America, belonging to North America, north latitude 10, west longitude 84. It borders the Caribbean Sea in the east and the North Pacific Ocean in the west, with a coastline of1290km. Costa Rica borders Nicaragua in the north and Panama in the southeast.

Costa Rica only accounts for 0.03% of the world's land area, but it has nearly 4% of the world's species, making it one of the countries with the richest biological species in the world. By 20 19, 26% of China's land area will be national parks or nature reserves, including wetlands 1 1, two biological reserves and three world natural heritages. The national forest coverage rate is 52%.

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Costa Rica is called Costa Rica for short. It means "rich coast" in Spanish. Costa Rica was originally inhabited by a small number of Indians. It became a Spanish colony in 1564, declared its independence in September/5, joined the Central American Federation in 1823, was introduced into the Central American Federation in 1838, and was established on August 30, 848.

1948 announced the abolition of the army and the establishment of the people's armed forces, and was hailed as the first country in the world to abolish the army. Costa Rica has a stable political situation and is committed to building a sound democratic system, developing the national economy and attaching importance to environmental protection and education.

Costa Rica's national flag is rectangular, with an aspect ratio of about 5 to 3. From top to bottom, the flag is composed of five parallel wide stripes: blue, white, red, white and blue. Blue represents the sky, opportunity, idealism and perseverance, red represents the passion and blood spilled for independence, and white represents peace, wisdom and happiness. The red part is painted with the national emblem on the left, which is the national flag used by the government.

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