About Costa Rica

Several global high-tech corporations are established in Costa Rica including Intel, GlaxoSmithKline and Proctor & Gamble

Costa Rica (which translates as Rich Coast) is a country in Central America touched by the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea on opposite coasts. Costa Rica is economically and politically stable and was the first country in the world to constitutionally abolish its army. 

In terms of the 2010 Environmental Performance Index, the country is ranked 3rd in the world, and 1st among the Americas. Costa Rica currently produces approximately 95% of it's electricity from ecologically friendly sources such as hydro electricity, aims to be carbon neutral by 2021 and imposes a 15% tax on all fuel to be used for governmental forestry redevelopment.

Global trade continues to expand, particularly with South East Asia and Russia. INTEL has invested US$770 million into their Costa Rican semiconductor assembly and test plant microprocessor facility, which is directly responsible for a large percentage of the country's GDP.Costa Rica (which translates as Rich Coast) is a country in Central America touched by the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea on opposite coasts. Costa Rica is economically and politically stable and was the first country in the world to constitutionally abolish its army.

In terms of the Yale 2012 Environmental Performance Index, the country is ranked 1st in the world for Forest Coverage and Growing Stock, with a maximum score ranking of 100 for both. 

Costa Rica currently produces approximately 95% of it's electricity from ecologically friendly sources such as hydro electricity, aims to be carbon neutral by 2021 and imposes a 15% tax on all fuel which is used for governmental forestry redevelopment.

Global trade continues to expand, particularly with South East Asia and Russia. INTEL has invested US$770 million into their Costa Rican semiconductor assembly and test plant microprocessor facility, which is directly responsible for a large percentage of the country's GDP.

A beautiful country with strong trade links to the USA

Costa Rica is home to a rich variety of plants and animals. While the country has only about 0.1% of the world’s landmass, it contains 5% of the world’s biodiversity. Around 25% of the country’s land area is protected national parks - the largest percentage per country of protected areas in the world. This nation draws 1.5 million visitors every year. 

The lush jungles of Costa Rica are also home to languid sloths, crocodiles, countless lizards, poison-dart frogs and a huge assortment of exotic birds, insects and butterflies. Endangered sea turtles nest on both coasts, and cloud forests protect elusive birds and jungle cats such as the Ocelot.