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Costa Ricaat a Glance

LocationCentral America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama

Population4,016,173

Population Growth Rate1.48%

ReligionsCatholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%

LanguagesSpanish (official), English

Literacy
definition:  15 and over can read and write
total population:  96%
male: 95.9%
female:  96.1% (2003 est.)