| Costa Rica :
Geographic coordinates
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10 00 N, 84 00
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| Costa Rica :
Population growth rate
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1.65%
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| Costa Rica :
Birth rate
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20.27 births/1,000 population
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| Costa Rica :
Death rate
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4.3 deaths/1,000 population
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| Costa Rica :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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12,000
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| Costa Rica :
Independence
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15 September 1821
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| Costa Rica :
National holiday
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15 September 1821
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| Costa Rica :
Constitution
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7 November 1949
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| Costa Rica :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $25 billion
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| Costa Rica :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $6,700
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| Costa Rica :
Electricity - consumption
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5.303 billion kWh
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| Costa Rica :
Exports
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$6.1 billion coffee, bananas, sugar; pineapples; textiles, electronic components, medical equipment
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| Costa Rica :
Imports
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$5.9 billion raw materials, consumer goods, capital equipment, petroleum
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| Costa Rica :
Telephones
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450,000
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| Costa Rica :
Mobile cellular
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143,000
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| Costa Rica :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 50, FM 43, shortwave 19
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| Costa Rica :
Radios
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980,000
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| Costa Rica :
Television broadcast stations
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6
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| Costa Rica :
Televisions
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525,000
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| Costa Rica :
Internet country code
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.cr
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| Costa Rica :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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3
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| Costa Rica :
Internet users
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150,000
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| Costa Rica :
Railways
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950 km
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| Costa Rica :
Highways
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37,273 km
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| Costa Rica :
Waterways
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730 km
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| Costa Rica :
Pipelines
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petroleum products 176 km
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| Costa Rica :
Ports and harbors
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Caldera, Golfito, Moin, Puerto Limon, Puerto Quepos, Puntarenas
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| Costa Rica :
Merchant marine
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1 ship
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| Costa Rica :
Airports
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152
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| Costa Rica :
Heliports
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N/A
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| Costa Rica :
Military branches
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Coast Guard, Air Section, Ministry of Public Security Force
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| Costa Rica :
Military expenditures
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$69 million
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