Outline of Costa Rica
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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
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- 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 ISO 3166-2:CR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .cr
Geography of Costa Rica
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- Costa Rica is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- 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
- 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
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- 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
- Wildlife of Costa Rica
Natural geographic features of Costa Rica
[edit ]- Fjords of Costa Rica
- Glaciers of Costa Rica
- Islands of Costa Rica
- Lakes of Costa Rica
- Mountains of Costa Rica
- Rivers of Costa Rica
- Valleys of Costa Rica
- World Heritage Sites in Costa Rica
Regions of Costa Rica
[edit ]Ecoregions of Costa Rica
[edit ]List of ecoregions in Costa Rica
- Neotropical tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
- Neotropical Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
- Neotropical Montane grasslands and shrublands
- Neotropical Mangrove
Administrative divisions of Costa Rica
[edit ]Administrative divisions of Costa Rica
Provinces of Costa Rica
[edit ]Cantons of Costa Rica
[edit ]Districts of Costa Rica
[edit ]Municipalities of Costa Rica
[edit ]- Capital of Costa Rica: San José
- Cantons of Costa Rica
Demography of Costa Rica
[edit ]Government and politics of Costa Rica
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]Executive branch of the government of Costa Rica
[edit ]Legislative branch of the government of Costa Rica
[edit ]Judicial branch of the government of Costa Rica
[edit ]Foreign relations of Costa Rica
[edit ]Foreign relations of Costa Rica
International organization membership
[edit ]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
[edit ]- Constitution of Costa Rica
- Crime in Costa Rica
- Human rights in Costa Rica
- Law enforcement in Costa Rica
Military of Costa Rica
[edit ]- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Costa Rica
- Military ranks of Costa Rica
Local government in Costa Rica
[edit ]Local government in Costa Rica
History of Costa Rica
[edit ]Culture of Costa Rica
[edit ]- 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
- Prostitution in Costa Rica
- Public holidays in Costa Rica
- Records of Costa Rica
- Religion in Costa Rica
- World Heritage Sites in Costa Rica
Art in Costa Rica
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]Economy and infrastructure of Costa Rica
[edit ]- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 84th (eighty-fourth)
- Agriculture in Costa Rica
- Banking in Costa Rica
- Communications in Costa Rica
- Companies of Costa Rica
- Currency of Costa Rica: Colón
- Health care in Costa Rica
- Costa Rica Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Costa Rica
- Transport in Costa Rica
- Water supply and sanitation in Costa Rica
See also
[edit ]- All pages with titles beginning with Costa Rica
- All pages with titles containing Costa Rica
- All pages with titles beginning with Costa Rican
- All pages with titles containing Costa Rican
- Index of Costa Rica-related articles
- 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
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Costa Rica". The World Factbook . United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ El Espíritu del 48. "Abolición del Ejército" . Retrieved 2008年03月09日.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (Spanish) - ^ UNPD Human Development Report 2007/2008 (January 2008). "Table 1: Human development index" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008年02月26日. Retrieved 2008年03月09日.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 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". Archived from the original on 2008年02月03日. Retrieved 2008年03月09日.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University. "Environmental Performance Index 2008, Metrics for Costa Rica". Archived from the original on 2008年01月27日. Retrieved 2008年03月09日.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Costa Rica Aims to Be a Carbon-Neutral Nation" . Retrieved 2008年02月18日.
- ^ "Costa Rica Aims to Become First "Carbon Neutral" Country". Archived from the original on 2009年03月26日. Retrieved 2008年02月18日.
- ^ "País quiere ser primera nación con balance neutro de carbono" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008年02月18日.