Costa Rica

President: Laura Chinchilla (2010)

Land area: 19,560 sq mi (50,660 sq km); total area: 19,730 sq mi (51,100 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 4,516,220 (growth rate: 1.3%); 

birth rate: 16.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 9.7/1000; 

life expectancy: 77.5; 

density per sq km: 82

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): San José, 1,527,300 (metro. area), 337,200 (city proper)

Monetary unit: Colón