COSTA RICA COSTA RICA REGION CENTRAL AMERICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE SEPTEMBER 15 1821 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION NOVEMBER 9 1949 POPULATION 3674490 1999 EST AREA 19730 CAPITAL SAN JOSE FORM OF GOVERNMENT DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC MAIN INDUSTRIES FOOD PROCESSING TEXTILES CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AGRICULTURE COFFEE BANANAS SUGAR RICE POTATOES NATURAL RESOURCES HYDROELECTRIC POTENTIAL GOLD LIMESTONE CURRENCY COLON GDP 24 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 6700 1998 EST LANGUAGES SPANISH OFFICIAL JAMAICAN DIALECT OF ENGLISH RELIGIONS CHRISTIAN ROMAN CATHOLIC PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS LITERACY RATE 95 LIFE EXPECTANCY 74 YEARS MALE 79 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 23 PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 4 PER 1000 POPULATION
