Costa Rica is a country in Central America. The capital of the country is the city of San José. To the north, Costa Rica borders Nicaragua, south to Panama, east to the Caribbean Sea, and to the west to the Pacific Ocean. Costa Rica is also home to the Cocos Islands (400 km from the coast) and Calero.

The relief of Costa Rica is mountainous with many active and damp volcanoes. The highest volcano is Irazu with an altitude of 3 431 m. The highest point of Costa Rica is Mount Cerro Chirripó (3819 m). In the mountains there are lowlands with dense vegetation, and on the shores there are magnificent white sandy beaches.

Because of the influence of the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica's climate is hot and humid. In the eastern part of the country, more rainfall is occurring and therefore there are evergreen forests, and in the western part of Costa Rica predominate savanna and deciduous forests.

Major economy in Costa Rica's economy is agriculture. Exports of coffee and bananas provide about 50% of revenue. Also grown and exported - abaca, sugar cane, flowers, rice, cocoa and others. In recent years, tourism has also been highly developed.