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Country
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Costa Rica | 
Tunisia |
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Leader
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President: Laura Chinchilla
|
President: Moncef Marzouki
|
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Population
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4,636,348
| 10,732,900
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
77.890 years
| 75.240 years
|
|
Capital City
|
San Jose
| Tunis
|
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Largest city
|
| San Jose (population: 335,007) | Tunis (population: 693,210) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.847
| 0.762
|
| GDP per capita |
$12,100 US
| $9,600 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
94.9%
| 74.3%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
5.1
| 4.4
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
36.8%
| 19.9%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
6.500%
| 18.000%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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democratic republic
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
| 20 March 1956 (from France)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
| Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
|
| Languages |
Spanish (official), English
| Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
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| Exports |
bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar; seafood; electronic components, medical equipment
| clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
|
| External Debt |
$10,050,000,000 $
| $23,210,000,000 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)
| Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - 1.211 (2008 est.), 1.2776 (2007), 1.331 (2006), 1.2974 (2005), 1.2455 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.600%
| 1.400%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 1
|
| Location |
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
| Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
|
| Area |
51,100 km sq
| 163,610 km sq
|
| Coastline |
1,290 km
| 1,148 km
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| Climate |
tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
| temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
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