COSTA RICA- All you need to know - Geography, History, Economy, Climate, People and Culture

This video is about Costa Rica . We discuss Costa Rica's Geography, History, Economy, Climate, People and Culture.

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There is lot to learn about Costa Rica.
National Geographic magazine ranked Cost Rica as the happiest country in the world.

Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica is located in Central American isthmus connecting North and South America. It is bordered by Nicaragua, the Caribbean Sea, Panama and the Pacific Ocean.

Costa Rica has an ambitious plan to be carbon neutral this year. 99% of energy comes from renewable resources such as hydroelectric, solar and wind.

Costa Rica is administratively divided into 7 provinces. Capital and the largest city is San José.

Costa Rica cover the area of 51,100 km². It has 200 km along the Caribbean Sea and 1,000 km on the Pacific Ocean.

Highest point of Costa Rica is Mount Chirripó.

Costa Rica has over 60 volcanoes, five of which are active.

Poas Valcano, erupted in in 2017 and 2019 has a crater about 300m m wide. It is one of the world's most acidic lakes PH level sometimes reaches 0.

The longest river is San Juan rive it makes part of the border with Niagaragua. However the longest river that is fully within Costa Rica boundary is Térraba River and it runs 160 km (99 mi). Largest lake is Lake Arenal and it covers the area of 85 km2.

Lake Arenal is the largest lake with a depth between 30 and 60 meters

Costa Rican currency is Costa Rican colón