|
|
|
|
|
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
Current account balance : $-970 million (2003) . HIV Localities : 0.6% (2003 est.) Population below poverty line : 20.6% (2002 est.) . Literacy : 96% House hold income lowest than 10% : 1,10% House hold income highest than 10% : 36.8% (2002) Inflation : 9.4% (2003 est.) . Unemployment Rate : 6.7% (2003 est.) . Internet Users : 800,000 (2002) . Location Localities : Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama . Geographic Coordinates : 10 00 N, 84 00 W . Religion : Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2% . Administrative region : 7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San Jose . Terrain : coastal plains separated by rugged mountains including over 100 volcanic cones, of which several are major volcanoes . Elevation extremes lowest : Pacific Ocean 0 m . Elevation extremes highest : Cerro Chirripo 3,810 m . Natural resources : hydropower . Land use arable land : 4,41%. Land use permanentcrops : 5,88%. Irrigated land : 1,260 sq km (1998 est.) . Natural hazards : occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season and landslides; active volcanoes . Environment current issues : deforestation and land use change, largely a result of the clearing of land for cattle ranching and agriculture; soil erosion; coastal marine pollution; fisheries protection; solid waste management; air pollution . Geography note : four volcanoes, two of them active, rise near the capital of San Jose in the center of the country; one of the volcanoes, Irazu, erupted destructively in 1963-65 . Population : 3,956,507 (July 2004 est.) . age -14 p : 29,50%. age -14 men : 597 332. age -14 ladies : 570 008. age 15/64 p : 65%. age 15/64 men : 1 300 206. age 15/64 ladies : 1 271 010. age +65 p : 5,50%. age +65 men : 101 270. age +65 ladies : 116 681. date : 2004 est.. median age total : 25.7 years . median age male : 25.2 years . median age female : 26.2 years (2004 est.) . population growth rate : 1.52% (2004 est.) . population growth rate note : . birth rate : 18.99 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) . death rate : 4.32 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) . net migration rate : 0.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) . sex ratio at birth : 1.05 male(s)/female . sex ratio under 15 : 1.05 male(s)/female . sex ratio 15/64 : 1.02 male(s)/female . sex ratio more 65 : 0.87 male(s)/female . sex ratio total : 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) . infant mortality rate male : 11.17 deaths/1,000 live births . infant mortality rate female : 9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) . life expectancy at birth total : 76.63 years . life expectancy at birth male : 74.07 years . life expectancy at birth female : 79.33 years (2004 est.) . total fertility rate : 2.33 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
infos Localities 1960, infos Localities 1961, infos Localities 1962, infos Localities 1963, infos Localities 1964, infos Localities 1965, infos Localities 1966, infos Localities 1967, infos Localities 1968, infos Localities 1969, infos Localities 1970, infos Localities 1971, infos Localities 1972, infos Localities 1973, infos Localities 1974, infos Localities 1975, infos Localities 1976, infos Localities 1977, infos Localities 1978, infos Localities 1979, infos Localities 1980, infos Localities 1981, infos Localities 1982, infos Localities 1983, infos Localities 1984, infos Localities 1985, infos Localities 1986, infos Localities 1987, infos Localities 1988, infos Localities 1989, infos Localities 1990, infos Localities 1991, infos Localities 1992, infos Localities 1993, infos Localities 1994, infos Localities 1995, infos Localities 1996, infos Localities 1997, infos Localities 1998, infos Localities 1999, infos Localities 2000, infos Localities 2001, infos Localities 2002, infos Localities 2003, infos Localities 2004, infos Localities 2005, infos Localities 2006, |
|
