coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom
External Debt
$12,040,000,000 $
$16,170,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Costa Rican colones (CRC) per US dollar - 529.62 (2008 est.), 519.53 (2007), 511.3 (2006), 477.79 (2005), 437.91 (2004)
quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - 7.5895 (2008 est.), 7.6833 (2007), 7.6026 (2006), 7.6339 (2005), 7.9465 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
0.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
Area
51,100 km sq
108,889 km sq
Coastline
1,290 km
400 km
Climate
tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
