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![]() ![]() Costa Rica People 1999
Population: 3,674,490 (July 1999 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.89% (1999 est.) Birth rate: 22.46 births/1,000 population (1999 est.) Death rate: 4.16 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.) Net migration rate: 0.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Sex ratio:
Infant mortality rate: 12.89 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 2.76 children born/woman (1999 est.)
Nationality:
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:
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