Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Costa Rica

Costa Rica has a population of 4,726,575. If you're wondering what Costa Rica means, it means Rich Coast. The main language Costa Rica speaks are Spanish and English. Costa Rica is in Central America but is its own county.  The Costa Rican flag means:
  • White - peace and honesty
  • Red - hardiness, bravery, strength & valour
  • Blue - vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance & justice

Costa Rica has 49 states. Costa Rica is in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama. Costa Rica is 19,653 square miles that is a similar size to Demark. The capital of Costa Rica is San Jose.

In the 2012 London Olympics Costa Rica have not got any medals. But in total they have one 4 medals over all the Olympics that have been!
Got this information from Costa Rica 



London 2012 Olympics Costa Rica Medal Table


Year
Location
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
2012
0
0
0
0



Costa Rica Summer Olympics Medal Count

Year
Location
Gold
Silver

Bronze
Total
2012
0
0
0
0
2000
0
0
2
2
1996
1
0
0
1
1988
0
1
0
1


5 comments:

  1. Awesome, Katrina!
    Would you like to live in costa rica/rich coast?
    And would you be French or English?

    Sincerely, Teva Tait.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks Teva. I would love to live in Costa Rica it has heaps of nice beaches. I would be French because that is a very col language! What country would you like to live in?

      Delete
  2. Wow Katrina this is so cool.
    I really like your research.
    I learnt a lot from this wonderful research.
    WELL DONE KATRINA:)

    ReplyDelete
  3. Samantha Harrison good use of selection because she is awesome at hockey I like your Olympic oath to i find your the work really intreasting.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I like your lone robot to I like the part were it says dear long lost mum and dad i always miss you

    ReplyDelete