Infant mortality rate: 13.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.93 years male: 73.5 years female: 78.48 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.81 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Costa Rican(s) adjective: Costa Rican
Ethnic groups: white (including mestizo) 96%, black 2%, Amerindian 1%,
Chinese 1%
Religions: Roman Catholic 95%
Languages: Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.8% male: 94.7% female: 95% (1995 est.)
@Costa Rica:Government
Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica