Ambassador: Mr. Wang Xiaoyuan
Address: De la casa de D. Oscar Arias 100 metros al sur y 50 metros al oeste, Rohrmoser, Pavas, San Jose, Costa Rica
Tel: +506-22914811
Fax: +506-22914820

Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office
Address: De la casa de Oscar Arias, 200 metros norte y 50 metros este, Rohmorser, San Jose
Mailing Address: P.O.Box 1201-1007, San Jose, Costa Rica
Tel: +506-22917231, 22917225
Fax: +506-22917227

Population: 4.27 million in 2007.
Religion: Catholicism
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: San Jose is the capital and the largest city in Costa Rica.

Geography: Located in Central America continent, Costa Rica is bounded by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

Tourism: There is a widely developed tourist industry in Costa Rica, which is the principal source of foreign exchange earnings for this island country. The most popular destinations are the Irazu Volcano, the Poas Volcano and the site of Spanish Colonial Culture.

Economy: The level of economic development in Costa Rica comes out top in Central America, and its GDP per capital exceeds US$ 4,600. Its major agricultural products are coffee, banana and sugarcane. Costa Rica is the world's second largest banana exporter, only next to Ecuador. Its industry takes manufacturing sector and light industry as the base, engaging in textile, food, lumbering, machinery and chemistry.

Brief History: Costa Rica was originally the habitat of Indians, and was discovered by Columbia on September 18, 1502. Spain began to conquer this area from 1564 and colonized it until 1821. On September 15, 1821, Costa Rica achieved independence. On August 30, 1848, Costa Rica established a republic country.