Population
4,481,000 GNI PPP Per Capita (US$) $10,930 Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners 39% Women as % of Parliament 37% CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons) 1.4 Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases 81% Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%) 94% CPIA Gender Equality Rating N/A Big Mac Index $2.38 Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP) -.79% Human Development Index .838 Technology Index 3.97 Average Years of School for Adults 6 Education Spending (as % of GDP) 5.1% Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary) 21.34 Teachers as % of Labor Force N/A Expenditure Per Capita N/A Hospital Beds Per 1000 1.4 Physicians Per 1000 1.32 Televisions (total number) 525,000 Per Capita Televisions .117 % of GDP as Industry 21.1 Total Labor Force 2.196 million % of Labor Force in Industry 22% Unemployment Rate 7.9% Public Debt % of GDP 47.4% Inflation Rate 4.5% Industries Microprocessors, food processing, medical equipment, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products. |
Value of Exports
$11.47 billion Export Commodities Bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar; beef; seafood; electronic components, medical equipment. Export Partners and % US 30.4%, China 11.3%, Netherlands 10.9%, UK 9.6%, Mexico 8.5% Value of Imports $16.79 billion Import Commodities raw materials, consumer goods, capital equipment, petroleum, construction materials. Import Partners and % US 43%, Mexico 7%, China 6.2%, Japan 6% Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00 504.5 Electricity Production 9.113 billion kWh Electricity Consumption 8.144 billion kWh Electricity from Fossil Fuels 24.8% Electricity from Nuclear Fuels 0% Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants 61.5% Electricity from Renewable Sources 13.7% Refined Oil Production 12,090 bbl/day Refined Oil Consumption 50,200 bbl/day Natural Gas Production 0 cu m Natural Gas Consumption 0 billion cu m # of Land/Main Line Telephones 1.234 million # of Cellular/Mobile Telephones 4.358 million # of Internet Hosts 147,258 # of Internet Users 1.485 million # of Airports (total) 153 # of Airports with Paved Runways 41 # of km of Roadways (total) 38,049 km # of km of Roadways Paved 9,619 km # km of Waterways 730 km Location of Main Ports & Terminals Caldera, Puerto Limon. |