COSTA RICA

FACTS

Continent: North America

Capital City: San Jose

Government: Democratic Republic

Population: 4,930,258

Major People Groups: white or mestizo 83.6%,

mulato 6.7%, indigenous 2.4%,

black of African descent 1.1%, other 1.1%, none 2.9%, unspecified 2.2%

Religion: Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%,

other 4.8%, none 3.2%

Language: Spanish, English

GDP Per Capita: $17,200

Literacy Rate: 97.8%

UNREACHED: 4.8%

PRAYER POINTS

• Pray for churches to effectively disciple their congregants and to see biblical lifestyle changes as a result.

• Pray for dynamic ministries aimed at reaching the youth, which comprise two-thirds of the nation’s population.

• Pray for Christ-like cooperation amongst foreign missions agencies as they begin to transfer authority to indigenous leadership.