Costa Rican colones (CRC) per US dollar - 529.62 (2008 est.), 519.53 (2007), 511.3 (2006), 477.79 (2005), 437.91 (2004)
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004) note: since 1 January 1999, the XOF franc has been pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 XOF francs per euro
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
1.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
Area
51,100 km sq
1,240,192 km sq
Coastline
1,290 km
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Climate
tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)