ACT Alliance

ACT in Costa Rica

Organisations with HQ in Costa Rica

• Iglesia Luterana Costarricense (Costa Rican Lutheran Church) (ILCO)

International organisations in Costa Rica

• Iglesia Luterana Costarricense (Costa Rican Lutheran Church) (ILCO)

Organisations funding work in Costa Rica

• Brot für die Welt (BfdW) (Bread for the World)
• Church of Sweden (CoS)
• Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA)
• United Church of Canada (UCC)

About Costa Rica

• Population: 4.6 million (UN, 2009)
• Capital: San Jose
• Area: 51,100 sq km (19,730 sq miles)
• Major languages: Spanish (official), English
• Major religion: Christianity
• Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 81 years (women) (UN)
• Monetary unit: 1 Costa Rican colon = 100 centimos
• Main exports: Coffee, bananas, sugar, textiles, electronic components, electricity
• GNI per capita: US$6,060 (World Bank, 2008)