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= **¡COSTA RICA!**  = Costa Rica was declared independent from Spain in 1821, then from Mexico in 1823. It was then recognized by Spain as independent in 1850. Costa Rica's constitution was written in 1949. Costa Rica hasn't had very many conflicts with other nations. In 1858 there was a boarder dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Costa Rica is a very peaceful country but one historical conflict was the Costa Rica Civil War in 1948 leaving 2,000 dead.
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 * The capital of Costa Rica is San Jose. It is also the largest. Other important cities are Alajuela, Heredia, Puntarenas, and Cartago.

Tourist attractions: Tourist attractions of Costa Rica consist of touring the rain forests, going to the beach, zip-lining, etc. One of the biggest tourist attractions is the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve which is a rainforest with many unique animals and plants.

Trading partners: One of the main trading partners due to the similarities of the 2 countries.

Costa Rica is the highest tourism country in Central America. They have a $2.2 billion tourism industry with tourists expected to pay $1,077. Costa Rica's currency is the colón, it trades around 507 of the U.S. dollar. The language spoken mainly is spanish. Yes- Sí, No- No, Thank You- Gracias, and Hello- Hola Costa Rica has one of the best literacy ratings in the world 94.9%.