The 1992 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      :Costa Rica Geography

      Total area:

       51,100 km2

       Land area:

       50,660 km2; includes Isla del Coco

       Comparative area:

       slightly smaller than West Virginia

       Land boundaries:

       639 km; Nicaragua 309 km, Panama 330 km

       Coastline:

       1,290 km

       Maritime claims:

       Continental shelf:

       200 nm

       Exclusive economic zone:

       200 nm

       Territorial sea:

       12 nm

       Disputes:

       none

       Climate:

       tropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November)

       Terrain:

       coastal plains separated by rugged mountains

       Natural resources:

       hydropower potential

       Land use:

       arable land 6%; permanent crops 7%; meadows and pastures 45%; forest and

       woodland 34%; other 8%; includes irrigated 1%

       Environment:

       subject to occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent

       flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season; active volcanoes;

       deforestation; soil erosion

      :Costa Rica People

      Population:

       3,187,085 (July 1992), growth rate 2.4% (1992)

       Birth rate:

       27 births/1,000 population (1992)

       Death rate:

       4 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

       Net migration rate:

       1 migrant/1,000 population (1992)

       Infant mortality rate:

       12 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       75 years male, 79 years female (1992)

       Total fertility rate:

       3.2 children born/woman (1992)

       Nationality:

       noun - Costa Rican(s); adjective - Costa Rican

       Ethnic divisions:

       white (including mestizo) 96%, black 2%, Indian 1%, Chinese 1%

       Religions:

       Roman Catholic 95%

       Languages:

       Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon

       Literacy:

       93% (male 93%, female 93%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

       Labor force:

       868,300; industry and commerce 35.1%, government and services 33%,

       agriculture 27%, other 4.9% (1985 est.)

       Organized labor:

       15.1% of labor force

      :Costa Rica Government

      Long-form name:

       Republic of Costa Rica

       Type:

       democratic republic

       Capital:

       San Jose

       Administrative divisions:

       7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Alajuela, Cartago,

       Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San Jose

       Independence:

       15 September 1821 (from Spain)

       Constitution:

       9 November 1949

       Legal system:

       based on Spanish civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in

       the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

       National holiday:

       Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

       Executive branch:

       president, two vice presidents, Cabinet

       Legislative branch:

       unicameral Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa)

       Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court (Corte Suprema)

       Leaders:

       Chief of State and Head of Government:

       President Rafael Angel CALDERON Fournier (since 8 May 1990); First Vice

       President German SERRANO Pinto (since 8 May 1990); Second Vice President

       Arnoldo LOPEZ Echandi (since 8 May 1990)

       Political parties and leaders:

       National Liberation Party (PLN), Carlos Manuel CASTILLO Morales; Social

       Christian Unity Party (PUSC), Rafael Angel CALDERON Fournier; Marxist

       Popular Vanguard Party (PVP), Humberto VARGAS Carbonell; New Republic

       Movement (MNR), Sergio Erick ARDON Ramirez; Progressive Party (PP), Isaac

       Felipe AZOFEIFA Bolanos; People's Party of Costa Rica (PPC), Lenin CHACON

       Vargas; Radical Democratic Party (PRD), Juan Jose ECHEVERRIA Brealey

       Suffrage:

       universal and compulsory at СКАЧАТЬ