Costa Rica is located on the Central American Isthmus, surrounding the point 10° north of the equator and 84° west of the prime meridian. It has 212 km...
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of islands of Costa Rica. There are about 79 islands in Costa Rica. The islands of Costa Rica include the following: Geography of Costa Rica List of Caribbean...
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The Public Force of Costa Rica (Spanish: Fuerza Pública de Costa Rica) is the national law enforcement agency of Costa Rica, whose duties include internal...
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Costa Rica is administratively divided into seven provinces which are subdivided into 84 cantons, and these are further subdivided into districts. Cantons...
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The economy of Costa Rica has been very stable for some years now, with continuing growth in the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and moderate inflation,...
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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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The first indigenous peoples of Costa Rica were hunters and gatherers, and when the Spanish conquerors arrived, Costa Rica was divided in two distinct...
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Costa Rica has one time zone, which is located in the UTC−06:00 zone, 6 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Costa Rica keeps the same time...
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of the Constitution of Costa Rica, the political divisions are officially classified into 3 tiers of sub-national entities. The Constitution of Costa...
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Central Valley (Spanish: Valle Central) is a plateau and a geographic region of central Costa Rica. The land in the valley is a relative plain, despite being...
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This is a list of airports in Costa Rica, sorted by location. Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America, bordered...
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heads of state of Costa Rica since Central American independence from Spain. From 1824 to 1838 Costa Rica was a state within the Federal Republic of Central...
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The politics of Costa Rica take place in a framework of a presidential, representative democratic republic, with a multi-party system. Executive power...
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capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of San José Province. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley, within...
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districts as stated in the administrative divisions of Costa Rica. It was the capital of Costa Rica from 1574 to 1824. Founded in 1563 by Juan Vasquez de...
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Costa Rica (UK: /ˌkɒstə ˈriːkə/, US: /ˌkoʊstə-/ ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country...
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Indigenous people of Costa Rica, or Native Costa Ricans, are the people who lived in what is now Costa Rica prior to European and African contact and...
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a demographic article about Costa Rica's population, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status...
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Parks of Costa Rica are managed under the umbrella of SINAC (Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion), a department of Costa Rica's Ministry of Environment...
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Costa Rica Costa Rican culture has been heavily influenced by Spanish culture ever since the Spanish colonization of the Americas including the territory...
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The national flag of Costa Rica (Spanish: Bandera de Costa Rica) is based on a design created in 1848 and consists of two blue stripes, two white stripes...
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Costa Rica is an active member of the international community and, in 1983, claimed it was for neutrality. Due to certain powerful constituencies[who...
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Farm Co. is known and associated with Costa Rica all around the world. Due to its geographic location, Costa Rica is not able to grow the raw materials...
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the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica, located 215 kilometres (134 mi) northwest of the national capital, San José. Part of the Liberia canton, it is...
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Tamarindo is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica, located on the Nicoya Peninsula. The town of Tamarindo is the largest...
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location of the country, tropical fruits and vegetables are readily available and included in the local cuisine. Owing to the contrast of Costa Rica's large...
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The president of the Republic of Costa Rica is the head of state and head of government of Costa Rica. The president is currently elected in direct elections...
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wildlife of Costa Rica comprises all naturally occurring animals, fungi and plants that reside in this Central American country. Costa Rica supports an...
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are the national public holidays of Costa Rica. Of the eleven days, nine are paid holidays and two are not. The Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is...
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is under discussion. The parliamentary fractions in Costa Rica correspond to the representation of the political parties according to the electoral results...
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