Costa Rica People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 2,714,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2 6%

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), with Jamaican dialect of English spoken around Puerto Limon

Infant mortality rate· 18.8/1,000(1983)

Life expectancy: men 67 5, women 71.9

Literacy: 93%

Labor force: 868 300 ( 1985 est ); 34% industry and commerce, 27% agriculture 21 % government and services, 8% other; 6% unemployment (1985 official); 10% unemployment (1985 unofficial)

Organized labor. about 15.1% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Costa Rica on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Costa Rica 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Costa Rica 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.