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Introduction
Republic of Costa Rica República de Costa Rica (Spanish) | |
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| Anthem: "Himno Nacional de Costa Rica" (Spanish) "National Anthem of Costa Rica" | |
| ISO 3166 code | CR |
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Costa Rica (UK: /ˌkɒstəˈriːkə/ , US: /ˌkoʊstə-/ i ; Spanish: [ˈkostaˈrika] ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in the Central American region of North America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million0 in a land area of nearly 51,180 km2 (19,760 sq mi). An estimated 352,381 people live in the capital and largest city, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area.
The sovereign state is a presidential republic. It has a long-standing and stable constitutional democracy and a highly educated workforce. The country spends roughly 6.9% of its budget (2016) on education, compared to a global average of 4.4%. Its economy, once heavily dependent on agriculture, has diversified to include sectors such as finance, corporate services for foreign companies, pharmaceuticals, and ecotourism. Many foreign manufacturing and services companies operate in Costa Rica's Free Trade Zones (FTZ) where they benefit from investment and tax incentives.
Costa Rica was inhabited by indigenous peoples before coming under Spanish rule in the 16th century. It remained a peripheral colony of the empire until independence as part of the First Mexican Empire, followed by membership in the Federal Republic of Central America, from which it formally declared independence in 1847. Following the brief Costa Rican Civil War in 1948, it permanently abolished its army in 1949, becoming one of only a few sovereign nations without a standing army. (Full article... )
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 ) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Costa Rica on 6 March 2020, after a 49-year-old woman tourist from New York, United States, tested positive for the virus.
As of 9 August 2022[update] , Costa Rica has reported 1,057,695 positive cases, and 8,774 deaths. (Full article... )
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- ... that footballer Alexandra Pinell scored the Costa Rica U20 team's only goal at the FIFA tournament hosted by their country?
- ... that in August 2021 Sheika Scott became the youngest player to score in the Costa Rican Women's Premier Division, at just 14 years old?
- ... that goalkeeper Daniela Solera had the most touches of any Costa Rican player in their opening match of the 2023 World Cup?
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...that John Biehl , a Chilean government minister in the 1990s, led the successful campaign for Costa Rican president Óscar Arias' 1987 Nobel Peace Prize?
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Image 1Population pyramid for Costa Rica 2023 (from Costa Rica )
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Image 2Typical settlement of the Diquis indigenous people before the arrival of Columbus. (from History of Costa Rica )
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Image 4Costa Rican kids. (from Culture of Costa Rica )
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Image 7Costa Rica's tropical landscape (from Water resources management in Costa Rica )
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Image 8The mangrove hummingbird is endemic to Costa Rica and specializes in feeding from the tea mangrove plant with its uniquely shaped beak. (from Wildlife of Costa Rica )
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Image 11Costa Rica map of Köppen climate classification (from Costa Rica )
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Image 13Hospital Calderón Guardia, named after the president who instituted universal health care across the country in 1941 (from Costa Rica )
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Image 14Costa Rican Women in traditional dress (from Culture of Costa Rica )
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Image 17Stone spheres created by the Diquis culture at the National Museum of Costa Rica. The sphere is the icon of the country's cultural identity. (from Costa Rica )
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Image 21The University of Costa Rica is the largest university in the country and one of the most recognizable across Central America. (from Costa Rica )
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Image 22The Ujarrás historical site in the Orosí Valley, Cartago province. The church was built between 1686 and 1693. (from Costa Rica )
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Image 23Gregorio José Ramírez was the most notable political chief of the province of Costa Rica, leading republican forces victorious in the Battle of Ochomogo. (from History of Costa Rica )
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Image 251849 national coat of arms was featured in the first postal stamp issued in 1862. (from Costa Rica )
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Image 26Gallo Pinto (from Culture of Costa Rica )
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Image 27The golden toad, an amphibian once endemic to Costa Rica, is now extinct. (from Wildlife of Costa Rica )
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Image 29Real GDP per capita development in Costa Rica (from Costa Rica )
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Image 30Countries (in blue) which have signed Free Trade Agreements with Costa Rica (from Costa Rica )
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Image 31The Rio Celeste (sky blue river) at Tenorio Volcano National Park in Costa Rica. (from Water resources management in Costa Rica )
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Image 34Arenal Volcano National Park is one of the country's tourist attractions. (from Costa Rica )
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Image 35Costa Rican school children (from Costa Rica )
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Image 36An Intel microprocessor facility in Costa Rica that was, at one time, responsible for 20% of Costa Rican exports and 5% of the country's GDP (from Costa Rica )
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Image 37José María Castro Madriz formally declared Costa Rica as independent from the Federal Republic of Central America in 1848. (from History of Costa Rica )
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Image 39The 1849 national coat of arms was featured in the first postal stamp issued in 1862. (from History of Costa Rica )
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Image 42Provinces 1 Alajuela, 2 Cartago, 3 Guanacaste, 4 Heredia, 5 Limón, 6 Puntarenas, 7 San José (from Costa Rica )
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Image 43Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago), during the 2007 pilgrimage (from Costa Rica )
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Image 45Development of life expectancy in Costa Rica (from Costa Rica )
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Costa Rica news
- 6 January 2025 –
- Colombian bank Davivienda and Canadian bank Scotiabank announces a merger where Davivienda will absorb Scotiabank's operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama, and, Scotiabank will acquire 20% of Davidienda's stakes. (Scotiabank)
- 26 November 2024 –
- Five people are killed and another is in critical condition when a Cessna 206 Stationair aircraft crashes into the Pico Blanco mountain near San José, Costa Rica. (DW) (The Tico Times)
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References
- ^ "Biodiversity in Costa Rica". Archived from the original on 2011年11月18日. Retrieved 2007年04月18日.
- ^ "Compulsory Voting". Internateal IDEA. Retrieved 9 Dec 2023.
- ^ State-sponsored Homophobia A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults [dead link ] Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Trejos, Alonso (1991). Geografía Ilustrada Costa Rica (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica: Trejos Editores. p. 128. ISBN 9977-54-029-2.