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Costa Rica stands out as the most visited country in Central America, with a total of 2 million foreign tourists in 2007. Costa Rica's principal comparative advantage is its system of national parks and protected areas, that cover almost 25 percent of its national territory, and that contains a rich variety of flora and fauna, that contains an estimated 5 percent of the world's biodiversity in less than 1 percent of the of the world's surface. Also, Costa Rica has numerous beaches on the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, with both coasts being separated by only a few hundred kilometers. Tourists, as well, can safely visit volcanoes located in the national parks.