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...

article lists the presidents and heads of state of Costa Rica since Central American independence from Spain. From 1824 to 1838 Costa Rica was a state within...

Constitution of Costa Rica established two vice-presidencies of Costa Rica, which are directly elected through a popular vote on a ticket with the president for...

December 1948, the President of Costa Rica, José Figueres Ferrer, abolished the Costa Rican military after his victory in the Costa Rican Civil War. In...

power is exercised by the president and their cabinet, and the President of Costa Rica is both the head of state and head of government. Legislative power...

The first indigenous peoples of Costa Rica were hunters and gatherers, and when the Spanish conquerors arrived, Costa Rica was divided in two distinct...

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...

The University of Costa Rica (Spanish: Universidad de Costa Rica, abbreviated UCR) is a public university in the Republic of Costa Rica, in Central America...

Costa Rica elects a president (who is the head of state), two vice-presidents and a legislature. The President of Costa Rica and the vice-presidents are...

constitutional president. Costa Rica has since experienced some riots, but no political violence reaching the severity of the civil war. In the 1940s, the Costa Rican...

Costa Rica (UK: /ˌkɒstə ˈriːkə/, US: /ˌkoʊstə-/ ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country...

Costa Rica is administratively divided into seven provinces which are subdivided into 84 cantons, and these are further subdivided into districts. Cantons...

of the Republic of Costa Rica are a function of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship. Costa Rica gained election as president of the Group of 77...

Acosta, president of Costa Rica, 1920-24 (1921) Francisco Aguilar B., president of Costa Rica, 1919-20 (1980) Manuel Aguilar, president of Costa Rica, 1837-38...

was, on two occasions, the President of Costa Rica, firstly as the 18th president in 1906 and lastly as the 26th president in 1928. González Víquez was...

canton of Heredia province, Costa Rica. As the seat of the municipality of Heredia canton, it is awarded the status of city, and by virtue of being the...

in Costa Rica. President: Rodrigo Chaves Robles First Vice President: Stephan Brunner Second Vice President: Mary Munive 4 February – 2024 Costa Rican...

The president of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica is the presiding officer of that legislature. Official website...

1961) is a Costa Rican politician and economist who is the 49th and current President of Costa Rica since 2022. He was previously Minister of Finance from...

January 1980) is a Costa Rican politician, writer, journalist, and political scientist who served as the 48th president of Costa Rica from 8 May 2018 to...

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...

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,...

consumption of cannabis is nominally illegal in Costa Rica; however, personal consumption does not carry any criminal penalties. The sale of marijuana,...

Ferrer (25 September 1906 – 8 June 1990) served three terms as President of Costa Rica: 1948–1949, 1953–1958 and 1970–1974. During his first term in office...

15 April 1923) was a Nicaraguan-born President of Costa Rica from 1902 to 1906. Esquivel became a naturalized Costa Rican in 1869. He was also a lawyer...

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...

National Theatre of Costa Rica (Spanish: Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica) is Costa Rica's national theatre, located in the central section of San José. Construction...

of the Constitution of Costa Rica, the political divisions are officially classified into 3 tiers of sub-national entities. The Constitution of Costa...

November 1888) was President of Costa Rica from 30 July 1876 to 11 September 1877. He came to power in the coup d'état that deposed President Aniceto Esquivel...

1940) is a Costa Rican economist, lawyer, businessman and politician who served as President of Costa Rica from 1998 to 2002. He was minister of planning...