• PEOPLE NAME: COSTA RICANS OF UNITED STATES

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PEID: 46514

ROP: 102297

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Hispanic

Language: Spanish - (spa)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: United States

Also found in: Costa Rica

Population: 144,000

Global Population: 4,994,000


PEID: 46514

ROP: 102297

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Costa Ricans of United States, numbering 144,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Hispanic people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 4,994,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Costa Ricans is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.


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