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Central Bank of Costa Rica. Banco Central de Costa Rica. The central building in 2023. Headquarters. San José, Costa Rica. Coordinates. 9°56′07.61″N 84°05′08.03″W / 9.9354472°N 84.0855639°W / 9.9354472; -84.0855639. Established. January 1950.
Economy of Costa Rica. All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. The economy of Costa Rica has been very stable for some years now, with continuing growth in the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and moderate inflation, though with a high unemployment rate: 11.49% in 2019. [17] Costa Rica's economy emerged from recession in 1997 and ...
Costa Rica 1897 20 Colones (proof), first year coins were issued. The coin shows the Costa Rican coat of arms on the obverse and a profile of Christopher Columbus on the reverse. [3] Because the colón replaced the peso at par, there was no immediate need for new coins in 1896. In 1897, gold 2, 5, 10 and 20 colones were issued, followed by ...
Costa Rica (UK: / ˌkɒstə ˈriːkə /, US: / ˌkoʊstə -/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, [10] is a country in the Central American region of North America. Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the ...
Website. inec.cr. The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de Costa Rica, or INEC, in Spanish) is the governmental institution entrusted with the running of censuses and official surveys in the country. Its main office is in Mercedes district, in Montes de Oca.
The Central Valley (Spanish: Valle Central) is a plateau and a geographic region of central Costa Rica. The land in the valley is a relative plain, despite being surrounded by several mountains and volcanoes, the latter part of the Central Range. The region houses almost three quarters of Costa Ricans, and includes the capital and most populous ...
Costa Rica's population, (1961-2003). In 2021, Costa Rica had a population of 5,153,957. The population is increasing at a rate of 1.5% per year. According to current trends, the population will increase to 9,158,000 in about 46 years. [15] The population density is 94 people per square km, the third highest in Central America.
Website. www .bancobcr .com. Banco de Costa Rica ( BCR) is a state-owned commercial bank that operates in Costa Rica. With an equity of $806,606,710 [ 1] and assets of $7,607,483,881, [ 1] the bank has established itself as one of the strongest banking companies in both Costa Rica and Central America. [ 2]