Costa Rica
The Republic of Costa Rica is a republic of Central America. Remarkably for the region, Costa Rica has stood as a bastion of stability and democracy since the minor civil war of the late 1940s that brought President José Figueres Ferrer to power. In fact, Costa Rica has no military, only a domestic police force (albeit a heavily armed one). The capital is San José.
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| National motto: Pura vida! (Popular saying) | |||||
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| Official language | Spanish | ||||
| Capital | San José | ||||
| President | Abel Pacheco | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 125th 51,100 km² 0.7% | ||||
| Population
- Density | Ranked 122st
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| Independence
- Date | From Spain
September 15, 1821 | ||||
| Currency | Colón (CRC) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC -6 | ||||
| National anthem | Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera | ||||
| Internet TLD | .cr | ||||
| Calling Code | 506 | ||||
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History
Main article: History of Costa Rica
Politics
Main article: Politics of Costa Rica
Provinces
Main article: Provinces of Costa Rica
Geography
Main article: Geography of Costa Rica
Economy
Main article: Economy of Costa Rica
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Costa Rica
Culture
Main article: Culture of Costa Rica
Miscellaneous topics
- Communications in Costa Rica
- Transportation in Costa Rica
- Military of Costa Rica
- Foreign relations of Costa Rica
Reference
- Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.
External links
- The biggest and most detailed web-page about Costa Rica in Europe (http://www.kostaryka.org/central2489)
- International rankings world-wide press freedom index (http://www.rsf.fr/article.php3?id_article=4116) Rank 15 out of 139 countries (2 way tie)
- BBC Country profile: Costa Rica (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1166587.stm)
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| Antigua and Barbuda | Bahamas | Barbados | Belize | Canada | Costa Rica | Cuba | Dominica | Dominican Republic | El Salvador | Grenada | Guatemala | Haiti | Honduras | Jamaica | Mexico | Nicaragua | Panama | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Trinidad and Tobago | United States |
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