GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $40 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $54.47 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $11,500 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: San José
Population (Estimated July 2012): 4,636,348
Area: 51,100 km2 or 19,730 mi2
Currency: Costa Rican Colón (₡)
Official Language: Spanish
Political Information: Constitutional Democracy
Official Religion: Roman Catholicism (approximately 76.3% of the population are Roman Catholic, 13.7% are Evangelical, 1.3% are Jehovas Witnesses, 4.5% have other religious beliefs and 3.2% have no religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Cerro Chirripo at 3,810m or 12,500ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): -6:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San Jose
Leaders: Laura Chinchilla is the current President of Costa Rica with Alfio Piva as 1st Vice President and Luis Liberman as 2nd Vice President.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica.
