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Capital: San Jose

Population

Total Population: 4,658,887
Annual Growth Rate: 1.5%
Density: 91 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population: 64.3%
Ethnic Origins: White (including mestizo) 94%, Black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%.
Official Language: Spanish
Other Languages Spoken: Creole English
Business Language(s): 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:

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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; importance of ecotourism in the economy.
HDI*: 0.725/1
HDI (World Rank): 62/169

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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21°

Low: 15°  |  High: 26°

Humidity: 64%  |  Wind: 21 km/h
Sunrise: 5:57 am  |  Sunset: 5:41 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 20062007200820092010
Imports of Goods (million USD) 11,54812,95215,37211,39513,570
Exports of Goods (million USD) 8,2009,3379,5048,7849,341
Imports of Services (million USD) 1,6171,8141,8891,4071,715
Exports of Services (million USD) 2,9333,5214,1173,6944,330

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

 
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