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    General Information
    Region    Central America
    Population (000, 2020)   5 094
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   99.8
    Capital city    San JosÈ
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   1 378.5b,c
    UN membership date    02-Nov-45
    Surface area (km2)   51 100a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   99.8
    National currency    Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   573.3c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)37 26954 77660 126d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)53.62.7d
    GDP per capita (current US$)8 141.911 299.112 026.5d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)7.25.45d
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)25.421.221.1d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)67.473.473.9d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)11.4i12.311.9i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)20i19.219.8i
    Employment in services (% employed)68.6i68.568.3i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)7.2912.7
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)45.3 / 76.548.4 / 75.648.2 / 75.9
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexj,k (2010=100)100122129c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)113125129l
    International trade: exports (million current US$)9 0459 57811 449i,c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)13 92015 50416 106i,c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 4 875- 5 926- 4 656i,c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 1 214- 1 921- 1 545c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratem (average annual %)1.31.11
    Urban population (% of total population)71.776.980.1c
    Urban population growth ratem (average annual %)3.12.5...
    Fertility rate, totalm (live births per woman)1.91.91.8
    Life expectancy at birthm (females/males, years)80.8 / 76.181.7 / 76.782.7 / 77.4
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)24.3 / 10.822.1 / 12.620.8 / 15.0
    International migrant stockn (000/% of total pop.)405.4 / 8.9411.7 / 8.5417.8 / 8.3c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)19.9o7.979.2c
    Infant mortality ratem (per 1 000 live births)109.37.3
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)8.17.87.3a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)2.31.42.9d
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)6.67.17.4a
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)115.7 / 118.0111.0 / 111.6113.8 / 112.8d
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)103.2 / 99.0125.3 / 120.4137.7 / 128.1d
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)... / ...60.3 / 46.160.7 / 50.0d
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)11.511.511.3d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)36.833.345.6p
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)36.5q,r59.8q,r74.1d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.50.40.4a
    Threatened species (number)285323363
    Forested areai (% of land area)515454a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)6.6 / 1.56.9 / 1.47.6 / 1.5a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)104110102a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)454343a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)2 1002 6603 017d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)39.739.839.8c
    Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)96.1 / 80.496.4 / 83.896.4 / 84.4a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)0.280.210.17d
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