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Costa Rica

Introduction

Capital: San Jose

Population

Total Population: 4,516,220
Annual Growth Rate: 1.3%
Density: 89 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population: 63.3%
Ethnic Origins: White (including mestizo) 94%, Black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%.
Official Language: Spanish
Other Languages Spoken: Creole English
Business Language: English
Religion: Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, Protestant 0.7%, Others 8%.
Literacy Rate: 94.9%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In San Jose

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency:
Costa Rican Colon (CRC)


Country Overview

Area: 51,100 km²
Type of State: Democratic Republic.
Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income economy.
Second strongest per capita GDP in Central America.
HDI*: 0.847/1
HDI (World Rank): 50th/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.


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20°

Low: 14°  |  High: 26°

Humidity: 100%  |  Wind: 20 km/h
Sunrise: 5:27 am  |  Sunset: 5:42 pm

San Jose, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Costa Rica, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Costa Rica, Dial +506
Internet Suffix: .cr
Computers: 23.1 per 100 Inhabitants
Telephone Lines: 31.8 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users: 33.6 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity: 99% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

 
Foreign Trade Indicators 20052006200720082009
Imports of Goods (millions USD) 9,82411,54812,95215,37211,395
Exports of Goods (millions USD) 7,0268,2009,3379,5048,777
Imports of Services (millions USD) 1,5021,6171,8141,8781,598
Exports of Services (millions USD) 2,5852,9333,5214,0553,610

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization

 

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