Outline of Costa Rica

See also: Index of Costa Rica-related articles

The Republic of Costa Rica is a 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 of 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]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Costa Rica:

Contents

General reference

Geography of Costa Rica

Main article: Geography of Costa Rica
 Panama 330 km
 Nicaragua 309 km
  • Coastline: 1,290 km

Environment of Costa Rica

Natural geographic features of Costa Rica

Regions of Costa Rica

Main article: Regions of Costa Rica

Ecoregions of Costa Rica

Main article: Ecoregions in Costa Rica

Administrative divisions of Costa Rica

Main article: Administrative divisions of Costa Rica
Provinces of Costa Rica
Main article: Provinces of Costa Rica
Cantons of Costa Rica
Main article: Districts of Costa Rica
Districts of Costa Rica
Main article: Districts of Costa Rica
Municipalities of Costa Rica

Demography of Costa Rica

Main article: Demographics of Costa Rica

Government and politics of Costa Rica

Main article: Government of Costa Rica and Politics of Costa Rica

Branches of government

Executive branch of the government of Costa Rica

Legislative branch of the government of Costa Rica

Judicial branch of the government of Costa Rica

Foreign relations of Costa Rica

Main article: Foreign relations of Costa Rica

International organization membership

The Republic of Costa Rica is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Costa Rica

Main article: Law of Costa Rica

Military of Costa Rica

Main article: Military of Costa Rica

Local government in Costa Rica

History of Costa Rica

Main article: History of Costa Rica, Timeline of the history of Costa Rica, and Current events of Costa Rica

Culture of Costa Rica

Main article: Culture of Costa Rica

Art in Costa Rica

Sports in Costa Rica

Main article: Sports in Costa Rica

Economy and infrastructure of Costa Rica

Main article: Economy of Costa Rica

Education in Costa Rica

Main article: Education in Costa Rica

Infrastructure of Costa Rica

See also

Main article: Costa Rica

References

  1. ^ a b "Costa Rica". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cs.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
  2. ^ El Espíritu del 48. "Abolición del Ejército". http://www.elespiritudel48.org/docu/h013.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-09.  (Spanish)
  3. ^ UNPD Human Development Report 2007/2008. "Table 1: Human development index". Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20080226204118/http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/hdr_20072008_en_indicator_tables.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-09. 
  4. ^ 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". http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/08-01-23-04.all.html. Retrieved 2008-03-09. 
  5. ^ Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University. "Environmental Performance Index 2008, Metrics for Costa Rica". http://epi.yale.edu/CostaRica. Retrieved 2008-03-09. 
  6. ^ "Costa Rica Aims to Be a Carbon-Neutral Nation". http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19141333. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
  7. ^ "Costa Rica Aims to Become First "Carbon Neutral" Country". http://www.worldwatch.org/node/4958. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
  8. ^ "País quiere ser primera nación con balance neutro de carbono" (in Spanish). http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/febrero/21/aldea1002694.html. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Costa Rica

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