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COSTA RICA
Geography
Area 51,100 sq km. Rich agricultural land straddling the Central American isthmus.
Population
2000 4,023,422
2010 4,856,685 (est)
2025 5,928,508 (est)
Peoples
Spanish-speaking 94.8%. English-speaking 2.5%. Amerindian0.7%. Other 2%. Refugees: More than 600,000 Nicaraguans resident or working in Costa Rica. Literacy 93%. Official language Spanish. English and Mekitelyu spoken on the Caribbean coast.
Economy
Decline between 1979-88, some recovery since then but 20% still live in deep poverty. Main exports are bananas, coffee, and textiles. Tourism is also important. A leading country for ecological conservation. Unemployment 6.2%. Income/person $2,640 (8.5% of USA).
Religion
Roman Catholicism is the official state religion and all limitations on the free exercise of other religions are illegal, but in practice other religions are not yet equal before the law.
Demographic information from "Operation World"
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