Persuasive Essay On Costa Rica

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Costa Rica is the country I choose for my world agricultural project. I choose Costa Rica because I knew that they had a lot of agricultural and I wanted to know more about it because we are going on vacation there this summer. Costa Rica is a rugged, rainforested country located in Central America. The country is well known as a great place to vacation because of its beaches, rainforest, volcanoes, and diversity. Costa Rica’s land area is 19,730 square miles, making it a relatively small country. Of the 19,730 miles around a quarter is protected land used for national parks and wildlife refuges. Costa Rica is home to 4,923,335 people. 14% of those people are employed in agricultural. While the biggest employment area is service with 64%

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