Outline of Costa Rica
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Costa Rica:
Costa Rica – sovereign country located in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east.[1] Costa Rica was the first country in the world to constitutionally abolish its army.[2] Among Latin American countries, Costa Rica ranks 4th on the 2007 Human Development Index, and 48th worldwide.[3] Costa Rica is ranked 5th in the world on the 2008 Environmental Performance Index, up from the 15th place in 2006.[4][5] In 2007 the government stated that it wants Costa Rica to be the first country to become carbon neutral by 2021.[6][7][8]
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Contents
- 1 General reference
- 2 Geography of Costa Rica
- 3 Government and politics of Costa Rica
- 4 History of Costa Rica
- 5 Culture of Costa Rica
- 6 Economy and infrastructure of Costa Rica
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 External links
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Costa Rica
- Official English country name: The Republic of Costa Rica
- Common endonym(s): Tiquicia* Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Costa Rican
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Costa Rica
- International rankings of Costa Rica
- ISO country codes: CR, CRI, 188
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .cr
Geography of Costa Rica
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- Costa Rica is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Time zone: UTC-06
- Extreme points of Costa Rica
- High: Cerro Chirripó 3,820 m (12,533 ft)
- Low: North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 639 km
- Population of Costa Rica: 4,301,712 (2011 census) - 123rd most populous country
- Area of Costa Rica: 51,100 km2
- Atlas of Costa Rica
Environment of Costa Rica
- Climate of Costa Rica
- Ecoregions in Costa Rica
- Renewable energy in Costa Rica
- Geology of Costa Rica
- Protected areas of Costa Rica
- Wildlife of Costa Rica
Natural geographic features of Costa Rica
- Fjords of Costa Rica
- Glaciers of Costa Rica
- Islands of Costa Rica
- Lakes of Costa Rica
- Mountains of Costa Rica
- Rivers of Costa Rica
- Valleys of Costa Rica
- World Heritage Sites in Costa Rica
Regions of Costa Rica
- Main article: Regions of Costa Rica
Ecoregions of Costa Rica
- Main article: Ecoregions in Costa Rica
- Neotropic tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
- Neotropic Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
- Neotropic Montane grasslands and shrublands
- Neotropic Mangrove
Administrative divisions of Costa Rica
- Main article: Administrative divisions of Costa Rica
Provinces of Costa Rica
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Cantons of Costa Rica
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Districts of Costa Rica
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Municipalities of Costa Rica
- Capital of Costa Rica: San José
- Cities of Costa Rica
Demography of Costa Rica
- Main article: Demographics of Costa Rica
Government and politics of Costa Rica
- Main article: Government of Costa Rica and Politics of Costa Rica
- Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Costa Rica: San José
Branches of government
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Executive branch of the government of Costa Rica
- Head of state: President of Costa Rica
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Costa Rica
- Cabinet of Costa Rica
Legislative branch of the government of Costa Rica
Judicial branch of the government of Costa Rica
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Foreign relations of Costa Rica
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International organization membership
The Republic of Costa Rica is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Costa Rica
- Main article: Law of Costa Rica
- Constitution of Costa Rica
- Crime in Costa Rica
- Human rights in Costa Rica
- Law enforcement in Costa Rica
Military of Costa Rica
- Main article: Military of Costa Rica
- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Costa Rica
- Military ranks of Costa Rica
Local government in Costa Rica
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History of Costa Rica
- Main article: History of Costa Rica, Timeline of the history of Costa Rica, and Current events of Costa Rica
Culture of Costa Rica
- Main article: Culture of Costa Rica
- Architecture of Costa Rica
- Costa Rican people
- Cuisine of Costa Rica
- Festivals in Costa Rica
- Languages of Costa Rica
- Media in Costa Rica
- Museums in Costa Rica
- National symbols of Costa Rica
- Prostitution in Costa Rica
- Public holidays in Costa Rica
- Records of Costa Rica
- Religion in Costa Rica
- World Heritage Sites in Costa Rica
Art in Costa Rica
- Art in Costa Rica
- Cinema of Costa Rica
- Literature of Costa Rica
- Music of Costa Rica
- Television in Costa Rica
- Theatre in Costa Rica
Sports in Costa Rica
- Main article: Sports in Costa Rica
Economy and infrastructure of Costa Rica
- Main article: Economy of Costa Rica
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 84th (eighty-fourth)
- Agriculture in Costa Rica
- Banking in Costa Rica
- Communications in Costa Rica
- Companies of Costa Rica
- Currency of Costa Rica: Colón
- Health care in Costa Rica
- Costa Rica Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Costa Rica
- Transport in Costa Rica
- Water supply and sanitation in Costa Rica
See also
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Spanish language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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- All pages beginning with "Costa Rica"
- All pages with titles containing Costa Rica
- All pages beginning with "Costa Rican"
- All pages with titles containing Costa Rican
- Index of Costa Rica-related articles
- List of Costa Rica-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Central America
- Outline of geography
- Outline of North America
References
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