manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food
External Debt
$10,050,000,000 $
$61,230,000,000 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)
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.67 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), tolars per US dollar - 190.85 (2006), 192.71 (2005), 192.38 (2004) note: Slovenia adopted the euro as its currency on 1 January 2007
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.600%
1.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
5
Location
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia
Area
51,100 km sq
20,273 km sq
Coastline
1,290 km
47 km
Climate
tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east
