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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	16.65	Per 1000 Inhabitants	124	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	4.29	Per 1000 Inhabitants	204	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	9.72	Per 1000 Live Births	154	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	77.54	Years	56	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	1.11	Per 1000 Inhabitants	47	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	1.35	Percent	94	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	1.93	Born per Woman	137	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	8808	Gigawatt hour	96	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	197	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	196	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-1.60	Percent	135	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	10900	Dollar	99	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	48510	Million dollar	90	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	-5.00	Percent	105	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	8.30	Percent	181	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	45	1000 Barrel per day	99	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	0	1000 Barrel per day	197	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	6.40	Percent	62	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	51100	Square kilometer	129			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.40	Percent	84			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	200		123			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	9700		106			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	4516220		121			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
Latin American Integration Association	to promote freer regional trade	observer
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs	observer
Central American Bank for Economic Integration	to promote economic integration and development
Central American Common Market	to promote establishment of a Central American Common Market
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
Inter-American Development Bank	to promote economic and social development in Latin America
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerce	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Latin American Economic System	to promote economic and social development through regional cooperation
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean	to encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit nuclear weapons
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
Rio Group	to consult on regional Latin American issues
Central American Integration System	to strengthen democracy;to set up a new model of regional security;to promote freedom;to achieve a regional system of welfare and economic and social justice;to attain economic unity and strengthen the area as an economic bloc;to act as a bloc in international matters
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
Union Latina	to project, protect, and promote the common heritage and unifying identities of the Latin, and Latin-influenced, world
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

Names

Costa Rica : Name
Republic of Costa Rica : Longname
Costa Rica : Name
- Local
Republica de Costa Rica : Longname
- Local

Description

Although explored by the Spanish early in the 16th century, initial attempts at colonizing Costa Rica proved unsuccessful due to a combination of factors, including: disease from mosquito-infested swamps, brutal heat, resistance by natives, and pirate raids. It was not until 1563 that a permanent settlement of Cartago was established in the cooler, fertile central highlands. The area remained a colony for some two and a half centuries. In 1821, Costa Rica became one of several Central American provinces that jointly declared their independence from Spain. Two years later it joined the United Provinces of Central America, but this federation disintegrated in 1838, at which time Costa Rica proclaimed its sovereignty and independence. Since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred the country's democratic development. Although it still maintains a large agricultural sector, Costa Rica has expanded its economy to include strong technology and tourism industries. The standard of living is relatively high. Land ownership is widespread.