Costa Rica - Daten & Fakten
Daten & Fakten
Costa Rica
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Capital
name:
San Jose
geographic coordinates:
9 56 N, 84 05 W
time difference:
UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named in honor of Saint Joseph
Citizenship
citizenship by birth:
yes
citizenship by descent only:
yes
dual citizenship recognized:
yes
residency requirement for naturalization:
7 years
Regierungstyp
presidential republic
Legal system
civil law system based on Spanish civil code; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
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Country Comparison :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
20.6
Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$16,900
Country Comparison :: Labor force
2,229,000
Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate
8.10
Labor force
2,229,000
Population below poverty line
21.7%(2014 est.)
Unemployment rate
8.1%(2017 est.)9.5%(2016 est.)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total:20.6%male:17.6%female:25.9%(2017 est.)
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Age structure
0-14 years:22.43%(male 572,172 /female 546,464)15-24 years:15.94%(male 405,515 /female 389,433)25-54 years:44.04%(male 1,105,944 /female 1,090,434)55-64 years:9.48%(male 229,928 /female 242,696)65 years and over:8.11%(male 186,531 /female 218,025)(2018 est.)
Birth rate
15.3 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
Death rate
4.80
Languages
Spanish (official), English
Life expectancy at birth
78.90
Major urban areas - population
1.358 million SAN JOSE (capital)
(2018)
Median age
total:31.7 yearsmale:31.2 yearsfemale:32.2 years(2018 est.)
Net migration rate
0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
Population distribution
roughly half of the nation's population resides in urban areas; the capital of San Jose is the largest city and home to approximately one-fifth of the population
Population growth rate
1.13%(2018 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.89 children born/woman(2018 est.)
Urbanization
rate of urbanization:
1.5% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)
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Education expenditures
7.40
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
female:
16 years
(2016)
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Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
$33,920,000,000
Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
$4,007,000,000
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
$4.007 billion(31 December 2017 est.)$3.781 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
$33,920,000,000
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Country Comparison :: Central bank discount rate
3.50
Central bank discount rate
3.50
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Country Comparison :: Exports
$10,810,000,000
Exports
$10,810,000,000
Exports - partners
US 40.9%, Belgium 6.3%, Panama 5.6%, Netherlands 5.6%, Nicaragua 5.1%, Guatemala 5%
(2017)
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Area
total:51,100 sq kmland:51,060 sq kmwater:40 sq km
note: includes Isla del Coco
Land use
agricultural land:37.1%(2011 est.)arable land:4.9%(2011 est.)
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permanent crops:6.7%(2011 est.)
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permanent pasture:25.5%(2011 est.)forest:51.5%(2011 est.)other:11.4%(2011 est.)
Location
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
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Country Comparison :: Imports
$15,150,000,000
Imports
$15,150,000,000
Imports - partners
US 38.1%, China 13.1%, Mexico 7.3%
(2017)
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Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1.60
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1.60
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Country Comparison :: Electricity - production
10,790,000,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption
9,812,000,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports
643,000,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports
807,000,000
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - fixed lines
843,148
Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular
8,840,342
Country Comparison :: Internet users
3,217,277
Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions
744,059
Country Comparison :: Airports
161
Country Comparison :: Railways
278
Country Comparison :: Waterways
730
Airports
161
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total:744,059(2017 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:15(2017 est.)
Crude oil - exports
0
Crude oil - imports
0 bbl/day(2015 est.)
Crude oil - production
0 bbl/day(2017 est.)
Electricity - consumption
9,812,000,000
Electricity - exports
643,000,000
Electricity - imports
807,000,000
Electricity - production
10,790,000,000
Internet users
total:
3,217,277
(July 2016 est.)
Natural gas - exports
0
Natural gas - imports
0 cu m(2017 est.)
Natural gas - production
0 cu m(2017 est.)
Railways
total:278 km(2014)narrow gauge:278 km1.067-m gauge(2014)
note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated
Roadways
5,035
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions:843,148(2017 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:17(2017 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
8,840,342
Waterways
730
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Disputes - international
Costa Rica and Nicaragua regularly file border dispute cases over the delimitations of the San Juan River and the northern tip of Calero Island to the International Court of Justice (ICJ); in 2009, the ICJ ruled that Costa Rican vessels carrying out police activities could not use the river, but official Costa Rican vessels providing essential services to riverside inhabitants and Costa Rican tourists could travel freely on the river; in 2011, the ICJ provisionally ruled that both countries must remove personnel from the disputed area; in 2013, the ICJ rejected Nicaragua's 2012 suit to halt Costa Rica's construction of a highway paralleling the river on the grounds of irreparable environmental damage; in 2013, the ICJ, regarding the disputed territory, ordered that Nicaragua should refrain from dredging or canal construction and refill and repair damage caused by trenches connecting the river to the Caribbean and upheld its 2010 ruling that Nicaragua must remove all personnel; in early 2014, Costa Rica brought Nicaragua to the ICJ over offshore oil concessions in the disputed region
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Country Comparison :: Public debt
48.90
Public debt
48.90
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Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate
3.30
Country Comparison :: Gross national saving
15.10
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-6.1% (of GDP)(2017 est.)
GDP (purchasing power parity)
$83,940,000,000
Industrial production growth rate
1.30
Länderstatistik
Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Costa Rica
245
740
000
EUR
0
EUR
Bekleidung
Costa Rica
508
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Costa Rica
40
448
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Costa Rica
18
004
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Costa Rica
18
686
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Energieversorgung
Costa Rica
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Costa Rica
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Costa Rica
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Costa Rica
429
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Costa Rica
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Costa Rica
5
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Getränke
Costa Rica
1
851
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Costa Rica
3
653
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Costa Rica
12
072
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Costa Rica
490
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Kohle
Costa Rica
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Costa Rica
1
294
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Costa Rica
24
249
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Costa Rica
817
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Maschinen
Costa Rica
44
917
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Metalle
Costa Rica
19
211
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Costa Rica
5
427
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Möbel
Costa Rica
803
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Costa Rica
5
966
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Costa Rica
4
364
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Costa Rica
14
145
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Costa Rica
3
046
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Sonstige Waren
Costa Rica
24
508
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbaürzeugnisse
Costa Rica
71
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Costa Rica
22
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Textilien
Costa Rica
754
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %