| 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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1.347% (2010 est.)
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| Costa Rica :
Birth rate
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16.65 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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| Costa Rica :
Death rate
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4.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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| Costa Rica :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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9,700 (2007 est.)
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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 - $48.63 billion (2009 est.)
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| Costa Rica :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $10,900 (2009 est.)
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| Costa Rica :
Electricity - consumption
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8.064 billion kWh (2007 est.)
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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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1.438 million (2008)
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| Costa Rica :
Mobile cellular
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1.887 million (2008)
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| Costa Rica :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 (2002)
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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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20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002)
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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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34,066 (2009)
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| Costa Rica :
Internet users
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1.46 million (2008)
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| Costa Rica :
Railways
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278 km
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| Costa Rica :
Highways
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35,330 km
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| Costa Rica :
Waterways
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730 km (seasonally navigable by small craft) (2008)
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| Costa Rica :
Pipelines
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refined products 796 km (2009)
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| Costa Rica :
Ports and harbors
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Caldera, Puerto Limon
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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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151
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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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no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police (2010)
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| Costa Rica :
Military expenditures
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0.6% of GDP (2009)
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