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Population:
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3,896,092 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 30.1% (male 600,812; female 573,375)
15-64 years: 64.4% (male 1,269,667; female 1,241,097)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male 98,156; female 112,985) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 25.4 years
male: 24.9 years
female: 25.8 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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1.56% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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19.4 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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4.31 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 10.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 11.49 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.43 years
male: 73.87 years
female: 79.11 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.38 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.6% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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11,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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890 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Costa Rican(s)
adjective: Costa Rican
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Ethnic groups:
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white (including mestizo) 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
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Languages:
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Spanish (official), English
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 95.9%
female: 96.1% (2003 est.)
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