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The location of Costa Rica
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Main article: Costa Rica
See also: Index of Costa Rica-related articles and List of Costa Rica-related topics

The Republic of Costa Rica is a republic 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. Costa Rica was the first country in the world to constitutionally abolish its army.[1] Among Latin American countries, Costa Rica ranks 4th in terms of the 2007 Human Development Index, and 48th worldwide.[2] Costa Rica is ranked 5th in the world in terms of the 2008 Environmental Performance Index, up from the 15th place in 2006.[3][4] In 2007 the government of Costa Rica stated that they want to be the first country to become carbon neutral by 2021.[5][6][7]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Costa Rica:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Costa Rica

Geography of Costa Rica

An enlargeable topographic map of Costa Rica
Main article: Geography of Costa Rica
 Panama 330 km
 Nicaragua 309 km
  • Coastline: 1,290 km

Environment of Costa Rica

An enlargeable satellite image of Costa Rica
Main article: Environment of Costa Rica

Natural geographic features of Costa Rica

Main article: Landforms of Costa Rica

Regions of Costa Rica

Main article: Regions of Costa Rica

Ecoregions of Costa Rica

Main article: Ecoregions in Costa Rica

Administrative divisions of Costa Rica

Main article: Administrative divisions of Costa Rica
Provinces of Costa Rica
Main article: Provinces of Costa Rica
Cantons of Costa Rica
Main article: Districts of Costa Rica
Districts of Costa Rica
Main article: Districts of Costa Rica
Municipalities 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


Branches of government

Main article: Government of Costa Rica

Executive branch of the government of Costa Rica

Legislative branch of the government of Costa Rica

Judicial branch of the government of Costa Rica

Main article: Court system of Costa Rica

Foreign relations of Costa Rica

Main article: Foreign relations of Costa Rica

International organization membership

Main article: International organization membership of Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a member of:

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Law and order in Costa Rica

Main article: Law of Costa Rica

Military of Costa Rica

Main article: Military of Costa Rica

Local government in Costa Rica

Main article: Local government in Costa Rica

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

The arts in Costa Rica

Sports in Costa Rica

Main article: Sports in Costa Rica

Economy of Costa Rica

Main article: Economy of Costa Rica


Education in Costa Rica

Main article: Education in Costa Rica

Infrastructure of Costa Rica

See also

Spanish language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main article: Costa Rica

References

  1. ^ El Espíritu del 48. "Abolición del Ejército". Retrieved 2008-03-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (Spanish)
  2. ^ UNPD Human Development Report 2007/2008. "Table 1: Human development index" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University. "Switzerland Tops 2008 Environmental Scorecard at World Economic Forum". Retrieved 2008-03-09. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University. "Environmental Performance Index 2008, Metrics for Costa Rica". Retrieved 2008-03-09. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Costa Rica Aims to Be a Carbon-Neutral Nation". Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  6. ^ "Costa Rica Aims to Become First "Carbon Neutral" Country". Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  7. ^ "País quiere ser primera nación con balance neutro de carbono" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-02-18.

Wikimedia Atlas of Costa Rica

Government and administration
National anthem lyrics
Travel & tourism

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