Presented by Location Mathematical Location Latitude between 5 15 degrees north Longitude between 75 90 degrees west Situation On the west coast of Central American countries Formal Region Central America ID: 804898
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Costa Rica
Presented to: CanonPresented by:
Slide2Location
Mathematical Location
Latitude: between 5- 15 degrees north
Longitude: between 75- 90 degrees west
Situation On the west coast of Central American countriesFormal Region: Central AmericaFunctional Region: San Jose
Slide3Demographic Transition Model
Costa Rica’s birth rate, death rate, and natural increase fit the numbers best in stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Model which is the best stage for industry. Costa Rica’s birth rate is 16.65 which is closest to the end of stage three in the model above. The death rate is 4.29 which is all of stage 3 and the natural increase is 1.347 % which compares to towards the end of the model shown above. Agriculture revolution brought higher number of resources to Costa Rica. Industrial Revolution brought urbanization because all the jobs were in the city and so people moved to the city.
Slide4Demographic Comparisons
Country
Name
PopulationGrowthHDI
Life
Expectancy
Literacy
Per
Capita
GDP
COSTA
RICA
1.3%
.783
78.9
95.9
6,580
BELIZE
3.4%
.694
76.3
75.1
4,310
NICARAGUA
1.3%
.565
73.1
78.0
1,025
Slide5Chart Analysis
Costa Rica has growth rate of 1.3% which keeps the population under control and not over powering. The life expectancy of Costa Rica is 78.9 which is not much higher than Belize or Nicaragua, just a couple years higher, unlike the comparison of Literacy Rates between the countries. Costa Rica has rate of more than 10 better than it’s neighbors at 95.9. Costa Rica’s gross domestic product is also impressive next to Belize and Nicaragua at 6,850. This shows that products are well made in this area already plus conditions are good because there is a high life expectancy. Workers are very much likely to be educated and ready to work.
Slide6Economic Development
Costa Rica has fertile land good for farming, plus Costa Rica is rich in forestry products and fisheries products. Some farming products that are grown in Costa Rica are bananas, pineapples, coffee, sugar, rice, corn, beans.
Major Industries: apparel, electronic components, medical equipment, tires, food processing, construction materials, fertilizer, and plastic products.
Major Services: Hotels, Restaurants, Tourist Services, Banks, and Insurance.
Slide7Site Factors: Land and Labor
Recently there has been a rise in land prices in Costa Rica. This has been the same situation of construction. This would be very expensive in buying land and building a factory.
Slide8Site Factors: Resources &
Situation Factors
List of Inputs:
Glass lens, plastic, variety of metal, computer chips, cotton, polyester, leather,
Costa Rica contains some of the resources to produce Canon products such as printers, cameras, camcorders and others. Some resources will have to be transported into Costa Rica so that is a down fall of the location. After all transportation and inputs cost this would probably be a bulk gaining industry.
Major markets could be placed in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica which is about 75-90 miles away from the location of factory.
Slide9Infrastructure: Transportation
roadways
railways
waterways
airportsCosta Rica35,330 km
278 km
730 km
151
Belize
3,007 km
none
825 km
45
Nicaragua
19,173 km
none
2,220 km
143
Slide10Infrastructure:
Communication
Slide11Infrastructure: Communication
(continued)
Slide12Taxes
Corporate
Tax
Property Tax
Costa Rica10-25%
.25%
Belize
20-35%
1.5%
Slide13Costa Rica’s government or state has a religion which is Roman Catholicism but still has freedom of religion. Other human rights in Costa Rica are freedom of speech, and freedom of the press.
Social Stability
Costa Rica does not have a strong belief and push on emphasizing anti- corruption. They aren’t a country well know for their corruption either though.
Costa Rica is a constitutional democracy ruled by a president, along with two vice presidents. They are in office for four years and are voted in by the people.
Slide14Conclusion
Benefits:Located on the cost and by water
In Stage 3 which is best for industry
Many transportation opportunities and options
High phone line percentage for communicationHigh number of both internet hosts and users which is good for communication and advertisement.Taxes are pretty low.
Drawbacks:
Low number of cell phones
Minimum wage is high
Not all of resources are in Costa Rica.
Land and Construction Costs