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Attribute
Costa Rica
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Saint Lucia
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Geography
Area (km²)51,100616
ContinentNorth AmericaNorth America
Land area (km²)51,060606
Water area (km²)4010
Land boundaries (km)6610
Border countries
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
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Coastline (km)1,290158
Mean elevation (m)746-
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)3,819948
People
Population5,097,988166,487
Official languages
  • Spanish
  • English
ReligionRoman CatholicRoman Catholic
Government
Long country nameRepublic of Costa Rica-
Short country nameCosta RicaSaint Lucia
Long local nameRepublica de Costa Rica-
Short local nameCosta Rica-
Government typePresidential republicParliamentary democracy
CapitalSan JoseCastries
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)83,940,000,0002,542,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)58,270,000,0001,686,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)3.33
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)16,90014,400
Gross national saving (% of GDP)15.119.4
Labor force2,229,00079,700
Unemployment rate (%)8.120
Population below poverty line (%)21.7-
Budget revenues (USD)8,357,000,000398,200,000
Budget expenditures (USD)11,920,000,000392,800,000
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)14.323.6
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-6.10.3
Public debt (% of GDP)48.970.7
Inflation rate (%)1.60.1
Central bank discount rate (%)3.56.5
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)11.378.34
Stock of narrow money (USD)5,356,000,000334,200,000
Stock of broad money (USD)5,356,000,000334,200,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)41,040,000,0001,267,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)2,015,000,000-
Current account balance (USD)-1,692,000,00021,000,000
Exports (USD)10,810,000,000185,100,000
Imports (USD)15,150,000,000600,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)7,150,000,000321,800,000
External debt (USD)26,830,000,000570,600,000
National currencyCosta Rican colonesEast Caribbean dollars
National currency (code)CRCXCD
National currency (symbol)$
National currency rate to USD573.52.7



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