Population: 4,133,884 (July 2007 est.)
Size of Country: 51,100 sq km (slightly smaller than West Virginia)
Capital City: San Jose
Time Zone: GMT-6
Location: Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Climate: Tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
Currency: Costa Rican colon
Language: Spanish (official), English
System of Government: Democratic republic, led by President Oscar Arias Sanchez
Telephone Country Code: 506
Electricity: 120 volts
National Holidays: Independence Day (Sept. 15)
Religion: Roman Catholic (76%)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 77 years
Economy: Based on tourism, agriculture (bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar, corn, rice, beans, potatoes, beef, timber), and electronics exports
Exports: $7.931 billion (2006 est.)
Imports: $10.88 billion (2006 est.)
Gross Domestic Product (Purchasing Power Parity): $50.89 billion (2006 est.)
GDP per Capita: $12,500 (2006 est.)
Inflation Rate: 12.1% (2006 est.)
Source: CIA The World Factbook
Costa Rica Fact File
Costa Rica Fact File: General Information
Population: 4,133,884 (July 2007 est.)
Size of Country: 51,100 sq km (slightly smaller than West Virginia)
Capital City: San Jose
Time Zone: GMT-6
Location: Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Climate: Tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
Currency: Costa Rican colon
Language: Spanish (official), English
System of Government: Democratic republic, led by President Oscar Arias Sanchez
Telephone Country Code: 506
Electricity: 120 volts
National Holidays: Independence Day (Sept. 15)
Religion: Roman Catholic (76%)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 77 years
Economy: Based on tourism, agriculture (bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar, corn, rice, beans, potatoes, beef, timber), and electronics exports
Exports: $7.931 billion (2006 est.)
Imports: $10.88 billion (2006 est.)
Gross Domestic Product (Purchasing Power Parity): $50.89 billion (2006 est.)
GDP per Capita: $12,500 (2006 est.)
Inflation Rate: 12.1% (2006 est.)
Source: CIA The World Factbook