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Costa Rica:
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Other pages in this profile of Costa Rica:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 4,195,914 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 82.8 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 27.2% (male 584,782/female 557,952) 15-64 years: 66.8% (male 1,416,456/female 1,384,692) 65 years and over: 6% (male 116,461/female 135,571) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 27.1 years male: 26.7 years female: 27.6 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.388% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 17.71 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 4.31 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 9.01 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.92 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 77.4 years male: 74.79 years female: 80.14 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.17 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.6% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 12,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 900 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: dengue fever (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Costa Rican(s) adjective: Costa Rican |
Ethnic groups |
Definition white (including mestizo) 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1% |
Religions |
Definition Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2% |
Languages |
Definition Spanish (official), English |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.9% male: 94.7% female: 95.1% (2000 census) |
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