|
Largest Cities |
| City |
Population |
Estimated |
| San Jose |
327,800 |
2002 |
| Limon |
61,800 |
2003 |
| Alajuela |
45,400 |
2002 |
Key Data |
| Region: |
Central America and the Caribbean |
| Population: |
4,032,900 September 2002 |
| Area Total: |
51,100 km2 |
| Area Land: |
50,660 km2 |
| Coast Line: |
1,290 km km |
| Capital: |
San Jose |
| Climate: |
Tropical; dry season (December to
April); rainy season (May to November). |
| Languages: |
Spanish
English |
| Currency: |
1 Costa Rican colon (C) = 100
centimos |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day, 15 September
(1821) |
Average Daily Temperature |
| Capital: |
San Jose |
| January: |
19.1°C / 66.4°F |
| July: |
20.4°C / 68.7°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
1873.0mm / 73.7'' |
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
| European descent
(including mestizo) |
94% |
| African |
3% |
| Amerindian |
1% |
| Chinese |
1% |
| other |
1% |
|
|
Religions
|
| Roman Catholic |
76% |
| Evangelical |
14% |
| other |
5% |
| none |
3% |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
1% |
| other Protestant |
.70% |
|
