Costa Rica is an independent country in Central America, bordered by Panama to the Southeast,...

COSTA RICA

PRESENTED BY :PAULO LAZARINI

DAVID BLAKEDEIODRA FRANCIS

CHRISTOPHER DUSZA

• Costa Rica is an independent country in Central America, bordered by Panama to the Southeast, Nicaragua to the North, Caribbean Sea to the East, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

• Costa Rica independence: On 15th Sept. 1821

• Costa Rica became a member of the Short lived First Mexican Empire of Agustin de Lturbide.

(Rankin, 2012)

HISTORY OF COSTA RICA

• Costa Rica ended up to be a province of the new Federal Republic of Central America.

• In 1838, after Federal Republic of Central America was pulled down, Costa Rica proclaimed itself as a sovereign nation.

(Rankin, 2012)

HISTORY OF COSTA RICA

• The government of Costa Rica is a Constitutional Democracy

• Laura Chinchilla, Costa Rica, President • Costa Rica conducts elections on national level. After every 4

years, elections are conducted after every year. This election sees in the president and vice-president into the office.

(Rankin, 2012)

FORM OF GOVERNMENT, PRESIDENT AND ELECTIONS

• According to the 2011 census, Costa Rica had a population of 4,301,712 people.

• Its urban population is 64% of total population, that is 2753095, rural population 154816

• Life expectancy at birth: Total Population: 78.06 years Male: 75.43 years Female: 80.83 years

(CIA, 2014)

POPULATION, RURAL/URBAN AREAS AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY MEN AND WOMAN

1 year (2013)

deaths / births

Male: 9.76 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 8.09 deaths/1,000 live births

Total: 8.95 deaths/1,000 live births

(CIA, 2014)

INFANT MORTALITY RATE-OVERALL, MALES, FEMALES

COSTA RICA'S POPULATION 4.6 MILLION POPULATION GROWTH

• 1.3 Per P.A (Costa Rica) • 1.6 Per P.A (Latin America)

• In-Net Migration Nicaragua

Sohn, I. (2013)

LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH

• Cardiovascular

• Cancer

• Respiratory Illness

Arias, L. (September 25, 2013)

PERCENTAGE OF THE GDP SPENT ON THE MILITARY, EDUCATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, PENSIONS

• Education: 6.3% (2009)

• Infrastructure: 2.4% (2013)

• Pension: 85% (2013)

(CIA, 2014)

PER CAPITA INCOME

• $11,500 U.S

Kahle-Piasecki, L. (2013)

PER CAPITA INCOME

• $45,107.4 (U.S Market Exchange) • $9,365 (U.S Market Exchange) • GDP Growth - 3.2

• Inflation 7.2

Costa Rica: Country fact sheet (2014)

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

• $45,107.4 (U.S Market Exchange) • $9,365 (U.S Market Exchange) • GDP Growth - 3.2

• Inflation 7.2

Costa Rica: Country fact sheet (2014)

PRIMARY EXPORT

• Electrical, electronic equipment (microprocessors for Intel.

(International Trade Centre, 2013)

K-12 INSTITUTIONS IN THE COUNTRY

As of 2013:

• 5 public universities

• 55 private (Approximately).

(Turner, 2014)

LITERACY RATE-OVERALL, MALES, FEMALES.

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write.

Total population: 97.4%

• Male: 96%

• Female: 96.5%

(CIA, 2014)

HOW WOULD THIS NATION BE RANKED? 1ST WORLD? 2ND WORLD? 3RD WORLD?

1st World This is based on the following facts: • Costa Rica is considered to be “amongst the most stable

countries in Central America”. • 97.4 literacy rate, with free education for both primary and

secondary education.• 96.4% of population access to clean water• Ranked #57 overall of 144 countries on the World Economic

Forum, Global Competitiveness Index.• Growing diversified economy with several tax free trade zones.• Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade

Agreement (CAFTA-DR).

WHAT PROBLEMS DO YOU THINK ARE PREVENTING THIS NATION FROM ACHIEVING DEVELOPMENT? WHAT

TECHNOLOGIES WOULD YOU RECOMMEND BE USED TO ACHIEVE DEVELOPMENT?

Better infrastructure would contribute greatly to Costa Rica growing diversification.

• Rail system that was shut down in 1995 for many years. Recently resumed.

• For infrastructure Costa Rica ranked 95 out of 144 countries on the World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Index.

Rating Detailed Breakdown:

• Costa Rica ranked well below the mean for varies aspects in their infrastructure:

WORK SITED

Arias, L. (September 25, 2013 Wednesday ). Costa Rican health officials alarmed atspike in respiratory illnesses. The Tico Times (San Jose, Costa Rica), Retrieved fromwww.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic  Costa rica: Country fact sheet. (2014). (). New York: The EconomistIntelligence Unit. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1503923446?accountid=44759 Kahle-Piasecki, L. (2013). Business in costa rica: Trends and issues. TheJournal of Applied Business and Economics, 15(2), 38-44. Retrievedfrom http://search.proquest.com/docview/1503091731?accountid=44759 Sohn, I. (2013). Economic and financial reform in costa rica: Challenges andopportunities to 2025. The Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 15(1),77-93. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1503081854?accountid=44759

WORK SITED

Baker, C. P. (2013). Costa Rica. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications.

Foley, E., & Cooke, B. (2007). Costa Rica. New York: Marshall Cavendish.

Rankin, M. A. (2012). The history of Costa Rica. Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC.