General information:
Total area: 51,100 km2
Population: 5 million habitants
Native language: Spanish
Second language: English
Currency: Colón (¢)
DPP per capita: $16,142 (one of the highest in the region)
Temperature: 24 degrees – Yearly average!
Climate: two seasons, sunny and rainy. Eight different microclimates that provide ideal conditions for growing, process, pack and export exotic fruits, vegetables and crops.
Biodiversity:
5% of earth´s biodiversity
26% of our territory is protected land
4 UNESCO world heritage sites: Talamanca Range Reserve, La Amistad National Park, Cocos Island National Park, Pre-Columbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquis
Location:
Costa Rica has an ideal geographic location with enviable weather in the center of the Americas guarded by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and a short flight distance from North and South America.
Nowadays, we stand as the most popular nearshore location for companies from the U.S as well as a strategic offshore settingfor European companies in the dollar zone.
We even have the same time zone as the U.S Central Standard Time (GMT – 6), providing great convenience for doing business
Infrastructure:
Around 100% of electricity is generated from clean, renewable sources.
3 redundant fiber optic submarine cable connections.
+30 industrial parks and business centers in the country
Other facts:
Yearly passengers travening by air: +2,959,800
International flights (outbound): +460
International airports: Juan Santamaría and Daniel Oduber
Port moves (TEU): 1,489,210 on both Caldera and Port Limon/Moin
Investment in APM Terminals: $1 billion (We will be able to handle 2.5 million TEUs in phase 3.
Source: CINDE, 2019 https://www.cinde.org
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