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Costa Rica is a sovereign state organized as a republic made up of seven provinces. Located in Central America, it has a territory with a total area of 51,179 km2. On its borders, Nicaragua is located to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, Panama to the southeast and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It shares maritime borders with Nicaragua, Colombia, Panama and Ecuador. The population of Costa Rica is 5,213,362.
Costa Rica has a mixed economy, previously being primarily agricultural, there is now a robust service economy. Tourism is the fastest growing industry, and since the early 2000s, the country has generated more foreign exchange than agricultural exports. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index, in 2018 Costa Rica ranked fourth among the strongest economies in Latin America…
