Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe

UN - HABITAT
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean - ROLAC

Costa Rica

Capital : San Jose
Major Language(s) : Spanish
Largest City : San José
Date of UN Membership : 2 Nov. 1945
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 920
Currency : colón
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 9519
Area (km
2) : 51100
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 3933
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 68
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 2540

Urban Population (%, 1990-99)
: 47
Rate of Urban Growth Population (% per annum, 1990-99)
: 2,9
Source: 2002, United Nations Publications.

 

UN - Habitat
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean - ROLAC

Av. Presidente Vargas, 3131/1304 - Cidade Nova - Rio de Janeiro
20210-030    RJ - Brazil
Tel (55.21) 2515-1700   Fax (55.21) 2515-1701
e-mail: portal@habitat-lac.org