An Overview of the Republic of Costa Rica

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This paper presents an analysis of Costa Rica. Beginning with a demographic overview, it continues on to examine the economy, dependent on tourism, agriculture and electronic exports. Standard of living, transportation, government, immigration, labor, and urbanization are also considered in this analysis.

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"The Republic of Costa Rica in Central America lies between Nicaragua and Panama and has the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean on its borders. Its total area is 51,100 square kilometers where 50,660 square kilometers are land. It is considered a success story for achieving a relatively high standard of living within the last two decades, although remaining a largely agricultural society. (The CIA World Factbook 2001)
This year, Costa Rica's population is estimated to be only 3,834,934 at an average yearly natural increase of only 1.6%; a birth rate of 19.8 per thousand and an infant mortality rate of 10.9 per thousand. Its population density is 194 per square mile and net migration rate is .53 per thousand, as of 2001 (The Learning Network 2002) San Jose is its capital."

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