Outline of Costa Rica

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'''[[Costa Rica]]''' – [[List of sovereign states|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.<ref name=CIA_World_Factbook>{{cite web|date=July 3, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/costa-rica/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111084149/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/costa-rica|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2021|title=Costa Rica|work=[[The World Factbook]]|publisher=[[United States]] [[Central Intelligence Agency]]|access-date=July 23, 2009}}</ref> Costa Rica was the first country in the world to constitutionally [[Military of Costa Rica|abolish its army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elespiritudel48.org/docu/h013.htm|author=El Espíritu del 48|title=Abolición del Ejército|access-date=2008-03-09}} (Spanish)</ref> Among [[Latin America]]n countries, Costa Rica ranks 4th on the 2007 [[Human Development Index]], and 48th worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Table 1: Human development index |url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/hdr_20072008_en_indicator_tables.pdf|access-date=2008-03-09| author=UNPD Human Development Report 2007/2008 |date=January 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080226204118/http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/hdr_20072008_en_indicator_tables.pdf  |archive-date = 2008-02-26}}</ref> Costa Rica is ranked 5th in the world on the 2008 [[Environmental Performance Index]], up from the 15th place in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Switzerland Tops 2008 Environmental Scorecard at World Economic Forum|url=http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/08-01-23-04.all.html|access-date=2008-03-09|author=Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203141129/http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/08-01-23-04.all.html|archive-date=2008-02-03}}</ref><ref name="dqvkdj">{{cite web|title=Environmental Performance Index 2008, Metrics for Costa Rica|url=http://epi.yale.edu/CostaRica|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127123856/http://epi.yale.edu/CostaRica|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-01-27|access-date=2008-03-09|author=Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University}}</ref> In 2007 the government stated that it wants Costa Rica to be the first country to become [[carbon neutral]] by 2021.<ref>{{cite news | title= Costa Rica Aims to Be a Carbon-Neutral Nation | url =https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19141333 | access-date = 2008-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Costa Rica Aims to Become First "Carbon Neutral" Country | url= http://www.worldwatch.org/node/4958 | access-date= 2008-02-18 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090326084507/http://www.worldwatch.org/node/4958 | archive-date= 2009-03-26 | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= País quiere ser primera nación con balance neutro de carbono | url= http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/febrero/21/aldea1002694.html | access-date= 2008-02-18 | language= es | archive-date= 2007-10-11 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071011010801/http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/febrero/21/aldea1002694.html | url-status= dead }}</ref>

==General reference== [[image:Costa Rica-CIA WFB Map.png|thumb|An enlargeable basic map of [[Costa Rica]]]] {{Missing information|section|pronunciation, endonym(s) and demonym(s)|date=May 2021}} * [[International Phonetic Alphabet|Pronunciation]]: * Common English country name: [[Costa Rica]] * Official English country name: The [[Republic of Costa Rica]] * Common [[endonym]](s): Tiquicia * Official endonym(s): [[List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states| ]] * [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations|Adjectival]](s): [[Costa Rican]] * [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations|Demonym]](s): * [[Etymology]]: [[Name of Costa Rica]] * [[International rankings 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 == [[image:Costa Rica Topography.png|thumb|An enlargeable topographic map of [[Costa Rica]]]]

[[Geography of Costa Rica]] * Costa Rica is: a [[Nation state|country]] * Location: ** [[Northern Hemisphere]] and [[Western Hemisphere]] *** [[Americas]] **** [[North America]] ***** [[Middle America (Americas)|Middle America]] ****** [[Central America]] ** [[Time zone]]: [[UTC-06]] ** Extreme points of Costa Rica *** High: [[Cerro Chirripó]] {{convert|3820|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} *** Low: [[North Pacific Ocean]] and [[Caribbean Sea]] 0 m **Land boundaries: 639 km ::{{Flag|Panama}} 330 km ::{{Flag|Nicaragua}} 309 km :* Coastline: 1,290 km * [[Population of Costa Rica]]: 4,301,712 ([[Costa Rica 2011 Census|2011 census]]) - [[List of countries by population|123rd most populous country]] * * [[Area of Costa Rica]]: 51,180 km<sup>2</sup> * [[:commons:Atlas of Costa Rica|Atlas of Costa Rica]]

=== Environment of Costa Rica === [[image:Costa Rica Blue Marble.png|thumb|An enlargeable satellite image of [[Costa Rica]]]]

* [[Climate of Costa Rica]] * [[Deforestation in Costa Rica]] * [[List of ecoregions in Costa Rica|Ecoregions in Costa Rica]] * [[Renewable Energy in Costa Rica|Renewable energy in Costa Rica]] * [[Geology of Costa Rica]] * [[Protected areas of Costa Rica]] ** [[List of biosphere reserves in Costa Rica|Biosphere reserves in Costa Rica]] ** [[List of national parks of Costa Rica|National parks of Costa Rica]] * [[Wildlife of Costa Rica]] ** [[Fauna of Costa Rica]] *** [[List of birds of Costa Rica|Birds of Costa Rica]] *** [[List of mammals of Costa Rica|Mammals of Costa Rica]] **** [[List of Costa Rican monkey species|Monkeys of Costa Rica]]

==== Natural geographic features of Costa Rica ====

* [[Fjords of Costa Rica]] * [[Glaciers of Costa Rica]] * [[List of islands of Costa Rica|Islands of Costa Rica]] * [[List of lakes in Costa Rica|Lakes of Costa Rica]] * [[List of mountains of Costa Rica|Mountains of Costa Rica]] ** [[List of volcanoes in Costa Rica|Volcanoes in Costa Rica]] * [[List of rivers of Costa Rica|Rivers of Costa Rica]] ** [[List of waterfalls of Costa Rica|Waterfalls of Costa Rica]] * [[List of valleys of Costa Rica|Valleys of Costa Rica]] * [[List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas#Costa Rica|World Heritage Sites in Costa Rica]]

=== Regions of 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 ====

[[Administrative divisions of Costa Rica]] * [[Provinces of Costa Rica]] ** [[Cantons of Costa Rica]] *** [[Districts of Costa Rica]]

===== Provinces of Costa Rica =====

[[Provinces of Costa Rica]]

===== Cantons of Costa Rica =====

[[Districts of Costa Rica]]

===== Districts of Costa Rica =====

[[Districts of Costa Rica]]

===== Municipalities of Costa Rica =====

* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] 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 system|presidential]] [[representative democracy|representative democratic]] [[republic]] * [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Costa Rica: [[Capital of Costa Rica|San José]] * [[Elections in Costa Rica]] * [[List of political parties 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 [[Head of government|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 ===

[[Foreign relations of Costa Rica]] * [[List of diplomatic missions in Costa Rica|Diplomatic missions in Costa Rica]] * [[Diplomatic missions of Costa Rica]]

==== International organization membership ==== The Republic of Costa Rica is a member of:<ref name=CIA_World_Factbook/> {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}} *[[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) {{Col-2}} *[[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) {{Col-end}}

=== 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 ===

[[Military of Costa Rica]] * Command ** [[Commander-in-chief]] *** [[Ministry of Defence (Costa Rica)|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 ===

[[Local government in Costa Rica]]

== History of Costa Rica ==

[[History of Costa Rica]] *[[Timeline of the history of Costa Rica]] *[[Portal:Current events/Costa Rica|Current events of Costa Rica]] * [[Military history of Costa Rica]]

== Culture 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]] * [[List of museums 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]] * [[List of records of 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]] * [[List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas#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 ===

[[Sports in Costa Rica]] * [[Football in Costa Rica]] * [[Costa Rica at the Olympics]]

==Economy and infrastructure of Costa Rica ==

[[Economy of Costa Rica]] * [[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|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]] * [[List of companies of Costa Rica|Companies of Costa Rica]] *[[Currency|Currency of Costa Rica]]: [[Costa Rican colón|Colón]] **[[ISO 4217]]: [[Costa Rican colón|CRC]] * [[Health care in Costa Rica]] * [[Costa Rica Stock Exchange]] * [[Tourism in Costa Rica]] * [[Transport in Costa Rica]] ** [[List of airports in Costa Rica|Airports in Costa Rica]] ** [[Rail transport in Costa Rica]] ** [[Roads in Costa Rica]] * [[Water supply and sanitation in Costa Rica]]

==See also== {{Portal|Costa Rica|Latin America}}

[[Costa Rica]] *{{PrefixAllPages|Costa Rica}} *{{Intitle|Costa Rica}} *{{PrefixAllPages|Costa Rican}} *{{Intitle|Costa Rican}} *[[List of Costa Rica-related topics]] *[[List of international rankings]] *[[Member state of the United Nations]] *[[Outline of Central America]] *[[Outline of geography]] *[[Outline of North America]] {{Clear}}

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links==

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