| Country (long form) |
Republic of Costa Rica |
| Capital |
San Jose |
| Total Area |
19,729.82 sq mi
51,100.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than West Virginia) |
| Population |
3,710,558 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
5,696,700 |
| Languages |
Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon |
| Literacy |
94.8% total, 94.7% male, 95% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 85%, Evangelical Protestant, approximately 14%, other less than 1% |
| Life Expectancy |
73.3 male, 78.47 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
democratic republic |
| Currency |
1 Costa Rican colon (C) = 100 centimos |
| GDP (per capita) |
$7,100 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
microprocessors, food processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products |
| Agriculture |
coffee, bananas, sugar, corn, rice, beans, potatoes; beef; timber |
| Arable Land |
6% |
| Natural Resources |
hydropower |
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