Costa Rica Fact Sheet
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Costa Rica Country Formation Date | 1821 | Costa Rica | Spain | September 15, 1821 |
Database: Death Rates by Country
| Record Name | Country | Death Rate (per 1000 persons) | Source |
| Death Rate for Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 4.1 | Wikipedia |
Database: World Gold Mining Production By Country
| Record Name | Country | Metal | 1999 (Kilograms) | 2000 (Kilograms) | 2001 (Kilograms) | 2002 (Kilograms) | 2003 (Kilograms) | Source |
| Gold production for Costa Ricae | Costa Ricae | Gold | 165 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 110 | United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program |
Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Life Expectancy | Rank |
| Costa Rica Life Expectancy | Costa Rica | World Fact Book | 77.21 | 55 |
Database: World Oil Production by Country
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | Barrels per Day |
| Costa Rica Oil Production | Costa Rica | 2006 | 2006 CIA World Factbook | 0 |
Database: Number of Airports in World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Year | Airports | Source |
| Number of Airports in Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 2007 | 151 | CIA World Fact Book |
Database: Local Names of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Local Name |
| Local Name for Costa Rica | Costa Rica | Costa Rica |
Database: Unemployment rate for world countries
| Record Name | Country | Rate (Percent) | Note | Source |
| Unemployment rate for Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 6.60 | 2006 est. | Wikipedia |
Database: Legal Driving Blood Alcohol Limits
| Record Name | Country | Region | Blood Alcohol Limit (Percent) |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Costa Rica | Costa Rica | Central America | 0.05 |
Database: World List of Basilicas
| Record Name | Country | Religion | Region | Number of Basilicas | Note |
| Number of Basilicas in Costa Rica | Costa Rica | Catholic | Central America | 2 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
Database: World Literacy Rates
| Record Name | Country | Source | Total | Men | Women | Year |
| Costa Rica Literacy Rate | Costa Rica | UNESCO | 96.3 percent | 96.2 percent | 96.4 percent | 2005 |
Database: List of countries by train railway track length
| Record Name | Country | Year Reported | Transportation Type | Railway Length (km) | Source |
| Costa Rica Railway Length | Costa Rica | 2007 | Train | 278 | Wikipedia |
Database: Internet Country Codes
| Record Name | Country | Internet Code |
| CR Costa Rica | Costa Rica | CR |
Database: Prison Population by Country
| Record Name | Year | Source |
| Prison population for Costa Rica | 2007 | Human Development Reports (UNDP) |
Database: World Wide Shortwave Radio Stations
| Record Name | Language | City | Country | Media | kHz |
| Radio Reloj | SPANISH | San Jose | Costa Rica | Radio | 4832 |
| Radio Casino | Puerto Limon | Costa Rica | Radio | 5954 |
Database: Sucide Rates By Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Year | Male (per 100,000) | Female (per 100,000) |
| COSTA RICA suicide rate | Costa Rica | World Health Organization | 04 | 12.1 | 1.6 |
Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country
| Record Name | Country | 1975 (liters per year) | 1979 (liters per year) | 2003 (liters per year) | 2004 (liters per year) | Source |
| Average total alchohol consumption per person for Costa Rica | Costa Rica | n/a | n/a | 5.65 | n/a | World Health Organization |
Database: Country Population (2002)
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Year | Land Area | Population | Source |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica | San Jose | 2002 | 51,100 | 3,834,934 | The World Factbook 2002, CIA |
Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Thousand Metric Tonnes | per Capita (per thousand people) |
| Costa Rica CO2 Carbon Emissions | Costa Rica | World Resources Institute | 5,223 | 1.30055 |
Database: Coastline of world countries
| Record Name | Country | Coastline (KM) |
| Costa Rica Ocean Coastline Length | Costa Rica | 1,290 |
Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)
| Record Name | Country | Source | Rate (2003) | Rate (2002) | Rate (2001) | Rate (2000) |
| COSTA RICA Inflation Rate | Costa Rica | International Monetary Fund | n.a. | n.a. | 11 | 11.5 |
Database: Capital Cities of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Country Long Name | FIPS code |
| Republic of Costa Rica (Costa Rica) | Costa Rica | San José | Republic of Costa Rica | CS |
Database: World Currency List
| Record Name | Country | Symbol | Subdivision | Name |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica | slashed C | 100 centimos | colon |
Database: Country GDP (2005)
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | GDP | GDP per Capita | Real Growth Rate | Inflation |
| Costa Rica GDP | Costa Rica | 2005 | The World Factbook 2006 | $44.68 billion | $11,100 | 4.0% | 13.8% |
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