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Costa Rica Thematic Maps

Country (long form)	Republic of Costa Rica
Capital	San Jose
Total Area	19,729.82 sq mi 51,100.00 sq km (slightly smaller than West Virginia)
Population	3,773,057 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	5,696,700
Languages	Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon
Literacy	94.8% total, 94.7% male, 95% female (1995 est.)
Religions	Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, other Protestant 0.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
Life Expectancy	73.49 male, 78.68 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	democratic republic
Currency	1 Costa Rican colon (C) = 100 centimos
GDP (per capita)	$6,700 (2000 est.)
Industry	microprocessors, food processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products
Agriculture	coffee, pineapples, bananas, sugar, corn, rice, beans, potatoes; beef; timber
Arable Land	6%
Natural Resources	hydropower