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Average cost of local call
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119 |
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[119th of 151]
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Cinema attendance
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56 |
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[56th of 78]
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Cinemas
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52 |
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[52nd of 68]
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DVD region
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100 |
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[100th of 171]
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E-Government rating
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93 |
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[93rd of 182]
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Newspapers
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41 |
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[41st of 67]
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Number of PCs
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54 |
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[54th of 169]
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Personal computers
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53
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[53rd of 164]
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Phone subscribers
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81 |
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[81st of 178]
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Radio broadcast stations
AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 (2002) |
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Radios
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111 |
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[111st of 221]
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Royalties and fees
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$48.00 |
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[48th of 85]
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Telephone system > General assessment
the parastatal monopoly provides good domestic telephone service in terms of breadth of coverage; restricted cellular telephone service |
Telephone system > International
country code - 506; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); 2 submarine cables (2006) |
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Telephone system > Regulation
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1996 |
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Television broadcast stations
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69
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[69th of 220]
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Television standard > UHF
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NTSC M |
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Television standard > VHF
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NTSC M |
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Televisions
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99 |
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[99th of 215]
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Website defacements
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54 |
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[54th of 129]
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SOURCES: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).; ; Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University; Daily newspapers; The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.; Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.; Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.; The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
; Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person); A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
; A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
; The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.; This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
; The total number of televisions
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Costa Rica, Republic of Costa Rica, Republica de Costa Rica
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