ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL: San José

GEOGRAPHY

The country shares boarders with panama and Nicaragua it owns a land area of 51,100 sq kms and the coast line is up to 1228 km's.

DEMOGRAPHY

A population of close to 4.6 Million. Muslims account for about 0.1% of the population.

CLIMATE

Owns a tropical climate, between the months of May and November you may expect heavy constant rainfall throughout the country. 27°C is the annual average temperature in most parts of the country.

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

Spanish is the official language.

LOCAL TIME

GMT+5 1/2 hrs throughout the year

BUSINESS HOURS

General: 8 AM to 5 PM

HOLIDAYS
New Year's day: January 1st
Battle of Rivas Day: April 11th
Labour Day: May 1st
Guanacaste Day: July 25th
Mother's Day: August 15th
Independence Day: September 15th
Meeting of Cultures Day: October 12th
Christmas Eve: December 24th
Christmas Day: December 25th

CURRENCY

Costa Rican colon

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

Police/Medical/Fire: 911 or 112