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NAME: Republic of Costa Rica
POPULATION: 4.6 million (UN, 2009)
CAPITAL: San Jose
MAIN CITIES: San José, Puerto Limón, San Francisco, Alajuela, Liberia, Paraíso, Puntarenas San Isidro, Curridabat, San Vicente
LANGUAGE: Spanish (official), English
GOVERNMENT TYPE: Democratic Republic
TIME ZONE: GMT-6
CURRENCY: Colón
DIALLING CODE: +506
INTERNET DOMAIN: .cr
ECONOMY
Costa Rica has one of the largest economies in Central America. Costa Rica has attracted a high level of foreign investment thanks to its stable economy and well educated workforce. The Country mostly depends on tourism, agriculture and electronics exports.
Costa Rica has Free Trade Agreements with:
- Canada
- Chile
- Dominican Republic
- Panama
- The countries of the Caribbean community (CARICOM)
- Mexico
- United States
- EU
KEY INDUSTRIES
- Microprocessors
- Food processing
- Medical equipment
- Textiles and clothing
- Construction materials
- Fertilizer
- Plastic products
EXPORT PARTNERS
- US 32.61%
- Netherlands 12.82%
- China 11.81%
- Mexico 4.2% (2009)
IMPORTS – PARTNERS:
- US 44.72%
- Mexico 7.65%
- Venezuela 5.56%
- China 5.15%
- Japan 4.36% (2009)
EXPORTS – COMMODITIES:
- Bananas
- Pineapples
- Coffee
- Melons
- ornamental plants
- sugar
- beef
- seafood
- electronic components
- medical equipment
IMPORTS – COMMODITIES:
- Raw materials
- Consumer goods
- Capital equipment
- Petroleum
- Construction materials
Source: www.cia.gov
GDP INFORMATION:
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$48.63 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
$49.42 billion (2008 est.)
$48.16 billion (2007 est.)
note: data are in 2009 US dollars
GDP – real growth rate:
-1.6% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
2.6% (2008 est.)
7.8% (2007 est.)
GDP – per capita (PPP):
$10,900 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
$11,200 (2008 est.)
$11,100 (2007 est.)
note: data are in 2009 US dollars
GDP – composition by sector:
- agriculture: 6.4%
- industry: 24.9%
- services: 68.7% (2009 est.)
Source: www.cia.gov
ONLINE SOURCES:
Costa Rica Investment Promotion Agency – www.cinde.org
Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce ( MEIC ) – www.meic.go.cr
National Institute of Statistics and Censuses ( INEC)- www.inec.go.cr
Costa Rica Tourism Board – www.visitcostarica.com
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