Costa Rica

• Area: 51,100 sq. km (19,730 sq. mi.)
• Population: 4,872,543 (2016 est.)
• Population growth rate: 1.19% (2016 est.)
• Life expectancy: 78.6 years (2016)
• Languages: Spanish (official), English
• Religions: Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
• Formal name: Republic of Costa Rica
• Alternate names: Republic of Costa Rica, República de Costa Rica
• Government type: presidential republic
• Leaders: chief of state and head of government: President Luis Guillermo SOLIS Rivera
• Capital: San José
• Administrative divisions: 7 provinces
• GDP per capita (PPP): $15,500 (2015 est.)
• Exports: bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar; beef; seafood; electronic components, medical equipment
• Imports: raw materials, consumer goods, capital equipment, petroleum, construction materials
• Currency: Costa Rican colon (CRC)

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