Outline of Costa Rica

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to 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]

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 CR
Internet country code top-level domain: .cr

Geography of Costa Rica

Geography of Costa Rica

Costa Rica is: a country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Middle America
        Central America
- 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

Panama 330 km

Nicaragua 309 km

Coastline: 1,290 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
Deforestation in Costa Rica
Ecoregions in Costa Rica
Renewable energy in Costa Rica
Geology of Costa Rica
Protected areas of Costa Rica
- Biosphere reserves in Costa Rica
- National parks of Costa Rica
Wildlife of Costa Rica
- Fauna of Costa Rica
  - Birds of Costa Rica
  - Mammals of Costa Rica
    - Monkeys 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
- Volcanoes in Costa Rica
Rivers of Costa Rica
- Waterfalls of Costa Rica
Valleys of Costa Rica
World Heritage Sites in Costa Rica

Regions of Costa Rica

Ecoregions of Costa Rica

List of ecoregions in Costa Rica

Neotropical tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
- Central American Atlantic moist forests
- Cocos Island moist forests
- Costa Rican seasonal moist forests
- Isthmian–Atlantic moist forests
- Isthmian–Pacific moist forests
- Talamancan montane forests
Neotropical Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
- Central American dry forests
Neotropical Montane grasslands and shrublands
- Talamanca Paramo
Neotropical Mangrove
- Bocas del Toro–San Bastimentos Island–San Blas mangroves
- Moist Pacific Coast mangroves
- Mosquitia–Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast mangroves
- Rio Negro–Rio San Sun mangroves
- Southern Dry Pacific Coast mangroves

Administrative divisions of Costa Rica

Provinces of Costa Rica
- Cantons of Costa Rica
  - Districts of Costa Rica

Provinces of Costa Rica

Cantons of Costa Rica

Districts of Costa Rica

Municipalities of Costa Rica

Capital of Costa Rica: San José
Cantons of Costa Rica

Demography of Costa Rica

Demographics of Costa Rica

Government and politics of Costa Rica

Politics of Costa Rica

Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
Capital of Costa Rica: San José
Elections in Costa Rica
Political parties in Costa Rica

Branches of government

Government of Costa Rica

Executive branch of the government of Costa Rica

Head of state and government: President of Costa Rica
Cabinet of Costa Rica

Legislative branch of the government of Costa Rica

Parliament of Costa Rica (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Costa Rica

Court system of Costa Rica

Supreme Court of Costa Rica

Foreign relations of Costa Rica

Diplomatic missions in Costa Rica
Diplomatic missions of Costa Rica

International organization membership

The Republic of Costa Rica is a member of:^[1]

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
Central American Common Market (CACM)
Central American Integration System (SICA)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Latin American Economic System (LAES)
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) (observer)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Rio Group (RG)
Unión Latina
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Costa Rica

Law of Costa Rica

Constitution of Costa Rica
Crime in Costa Rica
Human rights in Costa Rica
- LGBT rights in Costa Rica
- Freedom of religion in Costa Rica
Law enforcement in Costa Rica

Military of Costa Rica

Command
- Commander-in-chief
  - Ministry of Defence of Costa Rica
Forces
- Army of Costa Rica
- Navy of Costa Rica
- Air Force of Costa Rica
- Special forces of Costa Rica
Military history of Costa Rica
Military ranks of Costa Rica

Local government in Costa Rica

History of Costa Rica

Timeline of the history of Costa Rica
Current events of Costa Rica
Military history of Costa Rica

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
- Coat of arms of Costa Rica
- Flag of Costa Rica
- National anthem of Costa Rica
Prostitution in Costa Rica
Public holidays in Costa Rica
Records of Costa Rica
Religion in Costa Rica
- Buddhism in Costa Rica
- Christianity in Costa Rica
- Hinduism in Costa Rica
- Islam in Costa Rica
- Judaism in Costa Rica
- Sikhism 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

Football in Costa Rica
Costa Rica at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Costa Rica

Economy of Costa Rica

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 84th (eighty-fourth)
Agriculture in Costa Rica
Banking in Costa Rica
- National Bank of Costa Rica
Communications in Costa Rica
- Internet in Costa Rica
Companies of Costa Rica
Currency of Costa Rica: Colón
- ISO 4217: CRC
Health care in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Stock Exchange
Tourism in Costa Rica
Transport in Costa Rica
- Airports in Costa Rica
- Rail transport in Costa Rica
- Roads in Costa Rica
Water supply and sanitation in Costa Rica

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Costa Rica". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/costa-rica/.
↑ El Espíritu del 48. "Abolición del Ejército". http://www.elespiritudel48.org/docu/h013.htm. (Spanish)
↑ UNPD Human Development Report 2007/2008 (January 2008). "Table 1: Human development index". http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/hdr_20072008_en_indicator_tables.pdf.
↑ 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". http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/08-01-23-04.all.html.
↑ Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University. "Environmental Performance Index 2008, Metrics for Costa Rica". http://epi.yale.edu/CostaRica.
↑ "Costa Rica Aims to Be a Carbon-Neutral Nation". https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19141333.
↑ "Costa Rica Aims to Become First "Carbon Neutral" Country". http://www.worldwatch.org/node/4958.
↑ "País quiere ser primera nación con balance neutro de carbono" (in es). http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/febrero/21/aldea1002694.html.

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[CIA_World_Factbook-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Costa Rica". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/costa-rica/.

[2] El Espíritu del 48. "Abolición del Ejército". http://www.elespiritudel48.org/docu/h013.htm. (Spanish)

[3] UNPD Human Development Report 2007/2008 (January 2008). "Table 1: Human development index". http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/hdr_20072008_en_indicator_tables.pdf.

[4] 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". http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/08-01-23-04.all.html.

[dqvkdj-5] Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University. "Environmental Performance Index 2008, Metrics for Costa Rica". http://epi.yale.edu/CostaRica.

[6] "Costa Rica Aims to Be a Carbon-Neutral Nation". https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19141333.

[7] "Costa Rica Aims to Become First "Carbon Neutral" Country". http://www.worldwatch.org/node/4958.

[8] "País quiere ser primera nación con balance neutro de carbono" (in es). http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/febrero/21/aldea1002694.html.

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Outline of Costa Rica

Topic: Place

Contents

General reference

Geography of Costa Rica

Environment of Costa Rica

Natural geographic features of Costa Rica

Regions of Costa Rica

Ecoregions of Costa Rica

Administrative divisions of Costa Rica

Provinces of Costa Rica

Cantons of Costa Rica

Districts of Costa Rica

Municipalities of Costa Rica

Demography of Costa Rica

Government and politics of Costa Rica

Branches of government

Executive branch of the government of Costa Rica

Legislative branch of the government of Costa Rica

Judicial branch of the government of Costa Rica

Foreign relations of Costa Rica

International organization membership

Law and order in Costa Rica

Military of Costa Rica

Local government in Costa Rica

History of Costa Rica

Culture of Costa Rica

Art in Costa Rica

Sports in Costa Rica

Economy and infrastructure of Costa Rica

See also

References

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