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System of government | presidential republic |
Country code | CR, CRI |
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Capital city | San José |
Currency | Costa Rican colón (CRC) |
Predominant religion | Catholic Christianity |
Membership | UN WTO MMF |
Population | 4 667 096 people (117. place in the world) |
Area | 51 100 km2 (127. place in the world) |
Density | 91 people per km2 (90. place in the world) |
GDP per capita | 17 109 USD per capita (74. place in the world) |
Peacefulness | GPI Global Peace Index 1,706 (33. place in the world) |
Corruption | CPI Corruption Perceptions Index 56 (44. place in the world) |
Human development | HDI Human Development Index 0,794 (62. place in the world) |
Economy freedom | EFI Economy Freedom Index 65,3 (57. place in the world) |
Life expectancy | 80 years (30. place in the world) |
Income iequality | Gini coefficient 48,3 (143. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions | 8,138 Mt CO2/year (109. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions per km2 | 159 t CO2/km2/year (91. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions per capita | 1,7 t CO2/per capita/year (112. place in the world) |