Population: 2,953,908 (July 1989), growth rate 2.7% (1989)

Birth rate: 29 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 4 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 2 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 17 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 78 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 3.3 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Costa Rican(s); adjective--Costa Rican

Ethnic divisions: 96% white (including mestizo), 3% black, 1% Indian

Religion: 95% Roman Catholic

Language: Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon

Literacy: 93%

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

NOTE: The information regarding Costa Rica on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Costa Rica People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Costa Rica People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.