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location:
central america. bordering both the caribbean sea and the north pacific ocean. between nicaragua and panama
geographic coordinates:
10 00 n. 84 00 w
map references:
central america and the caribbean
area:
total: 51.100 sq km land: 50.660 sq km water: 440 sq km note: includes isla del coco
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than west virginia
land boundaries:
total: 639 km border countries: nicaragua 309 km. panama 330 km
coastline:
1.290 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm
climate:
tropical and subtropical; dry season (december to april); rainy season (may to november); cooler in highlands
terrain:
coastal plains separated by rugged mountains including over 100 volcanic cones. of which several are major volcanoes
elevation extremes:
lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: cerro chirripo 3.810 m
natural resources:
hydropower
land use:
arable land: 4.41% permanent crops: 5.88% other: 89.71% (2001)
irrigated land:
1.260 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
occasional earthquakes. hurricanes along atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season and landslides; active volcanoes
environment - current issues:
deforestation and land use change. largely a result of the clearing of land for cattle ranching and agriculture; soil erosion; coastal marine pollution; fisheries protection; solid waste management; air pollution
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. environmental modification. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. marine dumping. ozone layer protection. wetlands. whaling signed. but not ratified: marine life conservation
geography - note:
four volcanoes. two of them active. rise near the capital of san jose in the center of the country; one of the volcanoes. irazu. erupted destructively in 1963-65
population:
4.016.173 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 28.9% (male 593.540/female 566.361) 15-64 years: 65.5% (male 1.330.481/female 1.300.664) 65 years and over: 5.6% (male 104.564/female 120.563) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 26.03 years male: 25.59 years female: 26.5 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
1.48% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
18.6 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
4.33 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0.5 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 9.95 deaths/1.000 live births male: 10.85 deaths/1.000 live births female: 9 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.84 years male: 74.26 years female: 79.55 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
2.28 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
0.6% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
12.000 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
900 (2003 est.)
nationality:
noun: costa rican(s) adjective: costa rican
ethnic groups:
white (including mestizo) 94%. black 3%. amerindian 1%. chinese 1%. other 1%
religions:
roman catholic 76.3%. evangelical 13.7%. jehovah's witnesses 1.3%. other protestant 0.7%. other 4.8%. none 3.2%
languages:
spanish (official). english
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: 95.9% female: 96.1% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: republic of costa rica conventional short form: costa rica local long form: republica de costa rica local short form: costa rica
government type:
democratic republic
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