Info about Costa Rica

This Central American country lies between Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south. Its area slightly exceeds that of Vermont and New Hampshire combined. It has a narrow Pacific coastal region. Cocos Island (10 sq mi; 26 sq km), about 300 mi (483 km) off the Pacific Coast, is under Costa Rican sovereignty.

Capital
San Jose - 1 085 000 people
all city from Costa Rica

Country lead by
President: Oscar Arias Sánchez (2006)

Population
4,075,261 (growth rate: 1.5%); birth rate: 18.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 9.7/1000; life expectancy: 77.0; density per sq mi: 208

Land Area
19,560 sq mi (50,660 sq km); total area: 19,730 sq mi (51,100 sq km)

Monetary unit
Colón

Language
Spanish (official), English

Ethnicity
white (including mestizo) 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%

Religion
Roman Catholic 76%, Evangelical 14%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1%, other Protestant 1%, other 5%, none 3%

Transportation
Railways: total: 278 km (2004). Highways: total: 35,303 km; paved: 4,236 km; unpaved: 31,067 km (2002). Waterways: 730 km (seasonally navigable by small craft) (2004). Ports and harbors: Caldera, Puerto Limon. Airports: 149 (2004 est.).

Internet tld
.cr

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