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Costa Rica Maddie and Jacob 19729 Miles country comparison to the world: [Rica&countryCode=cs&regionCode=cam&rank=130#cs|130] land: 51,060 sq km 19714 Miles water: 40 sq km 15 Miles //note:// includes Isla del Coco ||
 * ~ Geography ||~  ||
 * Location || Central America between the Carribean Sea and North Pacific Ocean ||
 * Geograhic Coordinates || 10 00 N, 84 00 W ||
 * Continent || Central America ||
 * Area || total: 51,100 sq km
 * Area Comparison || slightly smaller than West Virginia ||
 * Border Countires || border countries: Nicaragua 309 km, Panama 330 km ||
 * Climate || Tropical, Dry Season(December-April), rainy season(May-November), cooler in highlands ||
 * Terrain || coastal plains separated by rugged mountains including over 100 volcanic cones, several are major volcanoes ||
 * Natural Resources || hydropower ||
 * Natural Hazards || Earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding, active volcanoes ||

15-64 years: 69.1% (male 1,588,940/female 1,571,573) 65 years and over: 6.4% (male 135,017/female 156,492) (2011 est.) || country comparison to the world: [Rica&countryCode=cs&regionCode=cam&rank=58#cs|58] male: 75.26 years female: 80.65 years (2012 est.) || total population: 94.9% male: 94.7% female: 95.1% (2000 census) ||
 * ~ People ||~  ||
 * Total Population || 4,636,348 ||
 * Age Structure || 0-14 years: 24.6% (male 574,876/female 549,664)
 * Life Expectancy || total population: 77.89 years
 * Nationality || <span class="category_data">Costa Rican(s) ||
 * Religions || Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2% ||
 * Languages || Spanish (official), English ||
 * Literacy || definition: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">age 15 and over can read and write
 * ~ Government ||~  ||
 * Country Name || <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">Costa Rica ||
 * Government Type || democratic republic ||
 * Capital || <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">San Jose ||
 * Chief of State/Head of Government || <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">President Laura CHINCHILLA Miranda ||

industry: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">22% services: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">64% ||
 * ~ Economy ||~  ||
 * Labor Force by Occupation || agriculture: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">14%
 * Agriculture || bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar, corn, rice, beans, potatoes; beef, poultry, dairy; timber ||
 * Industry || microprocessors, food processing, medical equipment, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products ||
 * Exported Commodities || bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar; beef; seafood; electronic components, medical equipment ||
 * Imported Commodities || raw materials, consumer goods, capital equipment, petroleum, construction materials ||
 * Currency || Costa Rican colones (CRC) 1 US DOLLAR=504.400 CRC ||




 * ~ Communication ||~  ||
 * Number of Land Line Phones || 1.482 million ||
 * Number of Cell Phones || 3.035 million ||


 * ~ Transportation ||~  ||
 * Airports || 151 ||
 * Paved Airports || total: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">39 ||
 * Roadways || <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">38,049 km ||
 * Roadways Compared To The World || <span class="category_data">[Rica&countryCode=cs&regionCode=cam&rank=94#cs|94] ||

male: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">28.4 years female: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">29.2 years ||  ||
 * ~ Miscellaneous Information ||~  ||
 * white (including mestizo) 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1% ||  ||
 * total: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">28.8 years
 * 1.288% ||  ||


 * ~ Sources ||~  ||
 * [|https://www.cia.gov] ||  ||
 * http://sccs-5th-grade.wikispaces.com/Costa+Rica+People ||  ||