_#_Infant mortality rate: 15 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
_#_Life expectancy at birth: 75 years male, 79 years female (1991)
_#_Total fertility rate: 3.2 children born/woman (1991)
_#_Nationality: noun—Costa Rican(s); adjective—Costa Rican
_#_Ethnic divisions: white (including mestizo) 96%, black 2%, Indian 1%, Chinese 1%
_#_Religion: Roman Catholic 95%
_#_Language: Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon
_#_Literacy: 93% (male 93%, female 93%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
_#_Labor force: 868,300; industry and commerce 35.1%, government and services 33%, agriculture 27%, other 4.9% (1985 est.)
_#_Organized labor: 15.1% of labor force