United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The 1992 CIA World Factbook


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gain of 1990 and below the strong 5.5% gain of 1989. Increases in

       agricultural production (on the strength of good coffee and banana crops)

       and in construction have been offset by lower rates of growth for industry.

       In 1991 consumer prices rose by 27%, about the same as in 1990. The trade

       deficit of $270 million was substantially below the 1990 deficit of $677

       million. Unemployment is officially reported at 4.6%, but much

       underemployment remains. External debt, on a per capita basis, is among the

       world's highest.

       GDP:

       exchange rate conversion - $5.9 billion, per capita $1,900; real growth rate

       2.5% (1991 est.)

       Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       27% (1991 est.)

       Unemployment rate:

       4.6% (1991)

       Budget:

       revenues $831 million; expenditures $1.08 billion, including capital

       expenditures of $NA (1990 est.)

       Exports:

       $1.5 billion (f.o.b., 1991 est.)

       commodities:

       coffee, bananas, textiles, sugar

       partners:

       US 75%, Germany, Guatemala, Netherlands, UK, Japan

       Imports:

       $1.8 billion (c.i.f., 1991 est.)

       commodities:

       petroleum, machinery, consumer durables, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs

       partners:

       US 40%, Japan, Guatemala, Germany

       External debt:

       $4.5 billion (1990)

       Industrial production:

       growth rate 2.3% (1990 est.); accounts for 23% of GDP

       Electricity:

       927,000 kW capacity; 3,408 million kWh produced, 1,095 kWh per capita (1991)

       Industries:

       food processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer,

       plastic products

       Agriculture:

       accounts for 20-25% of GDP and 70% of exports; cash commodities - coffee,

       beef, bananas, sugar; other food crops include corn, rice, beans, potatoes;

       normally self-sufficient in food except for grain; depletion of forest

       resources resulting in lower timber output

       Illicit drugs:

       illicit production of cannabis on small scattered plots; transshipment

       country for cocaine from South America

       Economic aid:

       US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $1.4 billion; Western (non-US)

       countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $935 million;

       Communist countries (1971-89), $27 million

       Currency:

       Costa Rican colon (plural - colones); 1 Costa Rican colon (C) = 100 centimos

       Exchange rates:

       Costa Rican colones (C) per US$1 - 136.35 (January 1992), 122.43 (1991),

       91.58 (1990), 81.504 (1989), 75.805 (1988), 62.776 (1987)

      :Costa Rica Economy

      Fiscal year: calendar year

      :Costa Rica Communications

      Railroads:

       950 km total, all 1.067-meter gauge; 260 km electrified

       Highways:

       15,400 km total; 7,030 km paved, 7,010 km gravel, 1,360 km unimproved earth

       Inland waterways:

       about 730 km, seasonally navigable

       Pipelines:

       petroleum products 176 km

       Ports:

       Puerto Limon, Caldera, Golfito, Moin, Puntarenas

       Merchant marine:

       1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,878 GRT/4,506 DWT

       Civil air:

       11 major transport aircraft

       Airports:

       164 total, 149 usable; 28 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways

       over 3,659 m; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 10 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

       Telecommunications:

       very good domestic telephone service; 292,000 telephones; connection into

       Central American Microwave System; broadcast stations - 71 AM, no FM, 18 TV,

       13 shortwave; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station

      :Costa Rica Defense Forces

      Branches:

       Civil Guard, Rural Assistance Guard; note - Constitution prohibits armed

       forces

       Manpower availability:

       males 15-49, 829,576; 559,575 fit for military service; 31,828 reach

       military age (18) annually

       Defense expenditures:

       exchange rate conversion - $22 million, 0.5% of GDP (1989)

      :Croatia Geography

      Total area:

       56,538 km2

       Land area:

       56,410 km2

       Comparative area:

       slightly smaller than West Virginia

       Land boundaries:

       1,843 km; Bosnia and Hercegovina (east) 751 km, Bosnia and Hercegovina

       (southeast) 91 km, Hungary 292 km, Serbia and Montenegro 254 km, Slovenia

       455 km

       Coastline:

       5,790 km; mainland 1,778 km, islands 4,012 km

       Maritime claims:

       Contiguous zone:

       NA nm

       Continental shelf:

       200-meter depth or to depth of exploitation

       Exclusive economic zone:

       12 nm

       Exclusive fishing zone:

       12 nm

       Territorial sea:

       12 nm

       Disputes:

       Serbian enclaves in eastern Slavonia and along the western Bosnia and

       Hercegovinian border; dispute with Slovenia over fishing rights in Adriatic

       Climate:

       Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot

       summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast

       Terrain:

       geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains

       and highlands near Adriatic coast, coastline, and islands

       Natural resources:

       oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, natural asphalt,

       silica, mica, clays, salt, fruit, livestock