Costa Rica Facts and Figures.

Costa Rica Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Costa Rica San José 51,060 sq km 19,714 sq mi PEOPLE Population 4,191,948 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 1.38 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 5,074,472 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 5,696,700 (2050 estimate) Population density 83 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 214 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 62 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 38 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population San José 1,489,237 (2005 estimate) Alajuela 1,014 (2006) Cartago 6,086 (2006) Puntarenas 26,913 (2006) Limón 18,714 (2006) Ethnic groups White (including mestizo) 96 percent Black 2 percent Native American 1 percent Chinese 1 percent Languages Spanish (official), English Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 91 percent Protestant 8 percent O ther 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 77.4 years (2008 estimate) Female 80.1 years (2008 estimate) Male 74.8 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 582 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 714 people (2003) Literacy rate Total 96.3 percent (2005 estimate) Female 96.4 percent (2005 estimate) Male 96.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 5.2 percent (2002-2003) 10 years (2002-2003) 23 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Head of state Head of government Legislature Democratic republic President President Unicameral legislature Legislative Assembly: 57 members Voting qualifications Constitution Highest court Universal and compulsory at age 18 9 November 1949 Supreme Court Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) First-level political divisions 0 (1997) 0.6 percent (2003) 7 provinces ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing $22.2 billion (2006) $5,053.50 (2006) 8.8 percent (2006) I ndustry 29.4 percent (2006) Services 61.8 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 2,020,993 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 15 percent (2005) I ndustry 22 percent (2005) Services Unemployment rate 63 percent (2005) 6.4 percent (2004) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $5,353 million (2006) Total expenditure $4,906 million (2006) Monetary unit 1 Costa Rican colón (C), consisting of 100 céntimos Major trade partners for exports United States, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Panama Major trade partners for imports United States, Mexico, Venezuela, Japan, and Colombia ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Electricity from hydroelectric sources Electricity from nuclear sources Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources Number of radios per 1,000 people 1.92 percent (2003 estimate) 78.85 percent (2003 estimate) 0 percent (2003 estimate) 19.23 percent (2003 estimate) 829 (1999 estimate) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 321 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 248 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 26 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 91 (1996) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 198 (2004) 24 percent (2004) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.