Knowledge

Costa Rica

Source 📝

2032: 2895: 3760:) for primary care to rural areas, later extended to primary care services nationwide. In 1993, laws were passed to enable elected health boards that represented health consumers, social insurance representatives, employers, and social organizations. By 2000, social health insurance coverage was available to 82% of the Costa Rican population. Each health committee manages an area equivalent to one of the 83 administrative cantons of Costa Rica. There is limited use of private, for-profit services (around 14.4% of the national total health expenditure). About 7% of GDP is allocated to the health sector, and over 70% is government-funded. 2228: 3494: 1960: 1823: 3664: 1086: 3736: 1234: 2216: 929: 1418: 10503: 10491: 10479: 10454: 85: 1889: 3343: 1612: 3656: 10802: 10754: 10706: 10658: 10393: 3133: 2017: 1786: 1831: 1909: 2764: 10405: 1678: 71: 146: 10223: 10343: 10295: 10283: 711: 10442: 2885: 3786: 3767:, nurse, clerk, pharmacist, and a primary health technician. In 2008, there were five specialty national hospitals, three general national hospitals, seven regional hospitals, 13 peripheral hospitals, and 10 major clinics serving as referral centers for primary care clinics, which also deliver biopsychosocial services, family and community medical services, and promotion and prevention programs. Patients can choose private health care to avoid waiting lists. 2644: 11423: 10184: 1868:
General Basic Education is mandatory and provided without cost to the user. A US government report confirms that the country has "historically placed a high priority on education and the creation of a skilled workforce" but notes that the high school drop-out rate is increasing. As well, Costa Rica would benefit from more courses in languages such as English, Portuguese, Mandarin, and French and also in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
2124: 10790: 10562: 10331: 10307: 2858: 1359:
in Costa Rica, the economic, administrative and public service benefits, the creation of schools, security and quiet, referring to the state of war that Nicaragua was experiencing at that time and the fear that it would spread to the Partido populations, in addition to point out the poverty in which its towns find themselves and the geography of the territory as justifications for the union. Three days later, another similar plebiscite was held in
10319: 10236: 10197: 3605: 2848: 10622: 10210: 10539: 10742: 10634: 10366: 10778: 10694: 10271: 3456: 2090:, Costa Rica ranked 44th in the world and second among Latin American countries after Mexico in 2011. By the time of the 2017 report, the country had reached 38th place, slightly behind Panama. The Ethical Traveler group's ten countries on their 2017 list of The World's Ten Best Ethical Destinations includes Costa Rica. The country scored highest in environmental protection among the winners. Costa Rica began reversing 10766: 10730: 10718: 10682: 10670: 10646: 10610: 10598: 10586: 10574: 10417: 9470: 736: 688: 669: 636: 617: 2783:. The number of migrants declined in later years but in 2015, there were some 420,000 immigrants in Costa Rica and the number of asylum seekers (mostly from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua) rose to more than 110,000, a fivefold increase from 2012. In 2016, the country was called a "magnet" for migrants from South and Central America and other countries who were hoping to reach the U.S. 2740:. As a result of that and illegal immigration, an estimated 10–15% (400,000–600,000) of the Costa Rican population is made up of Nicaraguans. Some Nicaraguans migrate for seasonal work opportunities and then return to their country. Costa Rica took in many refugees from a range of other Latin American countries fleeing civil wars and dictatorships during the 1970s and 1980s, notably from 3210:, and 2% declare that they belong to another religion. This survey indicated a decline in the share of Catholics and rise in the share of Protestants and irreligious. A University of Costa Rica survey of 2018 showed similar rates; 52% Catholics, 22% Protestants, 17% irreligious and 3% other. The rate of secularism is high by Latin American standards. 5508:
Langhammer, P.; Laurance, W. F.; Lieberman, S.; Linkie, M.; Malhi, Y.; Maxwell, S.; Mendez, M.; Mittermeier, R.; Murray, N. J.; Possingham, H.; Radachowsky, J.; Saatchi, S.; Samper, C.; Silverman, J.; Shapiro, A.; Strassburg, B.; Stevens, T.; Stokes, E.; Taylor, R.; Tear, T.; Tizard, R.; Venter, O.; Visconti, P.; Wang, S.; Watson, J. E. M. (2020).
4069: 2366:. Its term expired on 31 December 2009; this was Costa Rica's third time on the Security Council. Elayne Whyte Gómez is the Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the UN Office at Geneva (2017) and President of the United Nations Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons. 5507:
Grantham, H. S.; Duncan, A.; Evans, T. D.; Jones, K. R.; Beyer, H. L.; Schuster, R.; Walston, J.; Ray, J. C.; Robinson, J. G.; Callow, M.; Clements, T.; Costa, H. M.; DeGemmis, A.; Elsen, P. R.; Ervin, J.; Franco, P.; Goldman, E.; Goetz, S.; Hansen, A.; Hofsvang, E.; Jantz, P.; Jupiter, S.; Kang, A.;
2313:
on their side of the river. An 1858 treaty extended navigation rights to Costa Rica, but Nicaragua denied passenger travel and fishing were part of the deal; the court ruled Costa Ricans on the river were not required to have Nicaraguan tourist cards or visas as Nicaragua argued, but, in a nod to the
1658:
year-round. There are two seasons. The dry season is December to April, and the rainy season is May to November. March and April are the hottest months in the country, while December and January are the coldest. However, there are rainy days in the dry season, as well as weeks without rain in the wet
3425:", pure life in a literal translation. It reflects the inhabitant's philosophy of life, denoting a simple life, free of stress, a positive, relaxed feeling. The expression is used in various contexts in conversation. Often, people walking down the streets, or buying food at shops say hello by saying 1936:
played a key role in Costa Rica's history and in 2006, was the third cash crop export. As a small country, Costa Rica now provides under 1% of the world's coffee production. In 2015, the value of coffee exports was US$ 305.9 million, a small part of the total agricultural exports of US$ 2.7 billion.
1904:
The central location provides access to American markets and direct ocean access to Europe and Asia. The most important exports in 2015 (in order of dollar value) were medical instruments, bananas, tropical fruits, integrated circuits and orthopedic appliances. Total imports in that year were US$ 15
1521:
immigrants who worked in the construction of that railway and now make up about 3% of Costa Rica's population. U.S. convicts, Italians, and Chinese immigrants also participated in the construction project. In exchange for completing the railroad, the Costa Rican government granted Keith large tracts
1437:
and the Central Plateau, where most of the Costa Rican population lived then and still lives now, meant the local population had little allegiance to the federal government in Guatemala. Since colonial times, Costa Rica has been reluctant to become economically tied with the rest of Central America.
1358:
was called in the city of Nicoya. After deliberation, the incorporation into Costa Rica was decided in an open town hall meeting, preparing a record in which the main reasons for it were noted, pointing out the advantages in terms of trade, the desire to participate in the advances that are palpable
3474:
and many others made of corn are the most representative of its indigenous inhabitants, and similar to other neighboring Mesoamerican countries. Spaniards brought many new ingredients to the country from other lands, especially spices and domestic animals. And later in the 19th century, the African
2042:
Costa Rica had 2.9 million foreign visitors in 2016, up 10% from 2015. In 2015, the tourism sector was responsible for 5.8% of the country's GDP, or $ 3.4 billion. In 2016, the highest number of tourists came from the United States, with 1,000,000 visitors, followed by Europe with 434,884 arrivals.
1867:
High-quality health care is provided by the government at a low cost to the users. Housing is also very affordable. Costa Rica is recognized in Latin America for the quality of its educational system, a result of which is that the country has one of the highest literacy rates in Latin America, 97%.
1501:
after the main road was built in 1846. By the mid-1850s the main market for coffee was Britain. It soon became a high priority to develop an effective transportation route from the Central Plateau to the Atlantic Ocean. For this purpose, in the 1870s, the Costa Rican government contracted with U.S.
9151: 1530:
later) began to hold a major role in the national economy and eventually became a symbol of the exploitative export economy. The major labor dispute between the peasants and the United Fruit Company (The Great Banana Strike) was a major event in the country's history and was an important step that
3636:
A 2016 report by the U.S. government report identifies the current challenges facing the education system, including the high dropout rate among secondary school students. The country needs even more workers who are fluent in English and languages such as Portuguese, Mandarin and French. It would
3420:
magazine named Costa Rica as the happiest country in the world, and the country routinely ranks high in various happiness metrics. The article included this summary: "Costa Ricans enjoy the pleasure of living daily life to the fullest in a place that mitigates stress and maximizes joy". It is not
3376:
The Department of Culture, Youth, and Sports is in charge of the promotion and coordination of cultural life. The work of the department is divided into Direction of Culture, Visual Arts, Scenic Arts, Music, Patrimony, and the System of Libraries. Permanent programs, such as the National Symphony
2289:
re-established normal relations on 18 March 2009, saying, "If we have been able to turn the page with regimes as profoundly different to our reality as occurred with the USSR or, more recently, with the Republic of China, how would we not do it with a country that is geographically and culturally
1350:
On March 3, 1824, the government of the State of Costa Rica officially proposed to the municipality of Nicoya its voluntary incorporation into the country, through a document in which it invited it "if it was convenient to join its Province without going against its will." On July 4, an open town
1304:
and left to develop on its own. The circumstances during this period are believed to have led to many of the idiosyncrasies for which Costa Rica has become known, while concomitantly setting the stage for Costa Rica's development as a more egalitarian society than the rest of its neighbors. Costa
1896:
Costa Rica has free trade agreements with many countries, including the US. There are no significant trade barriers that would affect imports and the country has been lowering its tariffs by other Central American countries. The country's Free Trade Zones provide incentives for manufacturing and
3746:
Costa Rica has been cited as Central America's great health success story. Its healthcare system is ranked higher than that of the United States, despite having a fraction of its GDP. Prior to 1940, government hospitals and charities provided most health care. But since the 1941 creation of the
1855:
Many foreign companies (manufacturing and services) operate in Costa Rica's Free Trade Zones (FTZ) where they benefit from investment and tax incentives. Well over half of that type of investment has come from the U.S. According to the government, the zones supported over 82,000 direct jobs and
2314:
Nicaraguans, ruled that Costa Rican boats and passengers must stop at the first and last Nicaraguan port along their route. They must also have an identity document or passport. Nicaragua can also impose timetables on Costa Rican traffic. Nicaragua may require Costa Rican boats to display the
1842:
The country has been considered economically stable with moderate inflation, estimated at 2.6% in 2017, and moderately high growth in GDP, which increased from US$ 41.3 billion in 2011 to US$ 52.6 billion in 2015. The estimated GDP for 2018 is US$ 59.0 billion and the estimated GDP per capita
996:
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,
1863:
Of the 2016 GDP, 5.5% was generated by agriculture, 18.6% by industry and 75.9% by services. For the region, its unemployment level is moderately high (8.2% in 2016, according to the IMF). Although 20.5% of the population lives below the poverty line (2017), Costa Rica has one of the highest
1875:
projects to reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions. In 2007, the Costa Rican government announced the commitment for Costa Rica to become the first carbon neutral country by 2021. Costa Rica would be, according to its leaders, the first country in the world to have launched in 2019 a
2619:
counted a total population of 5,044,197 people. In 2022, the census also recorded ethnic or racial identity for all groups separately for the first time in more than ninety-five years since the 1927 census. Options included indigenous, Black or Afro-descendant, Mulatto, Chinese,
3718:
In 2002, there were 0.58 new general practitioner (medical) consultations and 0.33 new specialist consultations per capita, and a hospital admission rate of 8.1%. Preventive health care is also successful. In 2002, 96% of Costa Rican women used some form of contraception, and
1897:
service industries to operate in Costa Rica. In 2015, the zones supported over 82 thousand direct jobs and 43 thousand indirect jobs in 2015 and average wages in the FTZ were 1.8 times greater than the average for private enterprise work in the rest of the country. In 2016,
1851:
are the country's primary concerns. A 2017 study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warned that reducing the foreign debt must be a very high priority for the government. Other fiscal reforms were also recommended to moderate the budget deficit.
1549:
Historically, Costa Rica has generally enjoyed greater peace and more consistent political stability than many of its fellow Latin American nations. Since the late 19th century, however, Costa Rica has experienced two significant periods of violence. In 1917–1919, General
134: 4057: 1905:
billion. The most significant products imported in 2015 (in order of dollar value) were refined petroleum, automobiles, packaged medications, broadcasting equipment, and computers. The total exports were US$ 12.6 billion for a trade deficit of US$ 2.39 billion in 2015.
1281:), and lack of resources such as gold and silver, made Costa Rica into a poor, isolated, and sparsely-inhabited region within the Spanish Empire. Costa Rica was described as "the poorest and most miserable Spanish colony in all America" by a Spanish governor in 1719. 1768:. Costa Rica is the first tropical country to have stopped and reversed deforestation; it has successfully restored its forestry and developed an ecosystem service to teach biologists and ecologists about its environmental protection measures. The country had a 2018 133: 131: 130: 1363:, with the same result. The election was by majority vote, with 77% of the Party's population in favor of incorporation, and 23% against it. The town of Guanacaste was the only one that declined annexation, due to the ties its residents had with the city of 9159: 3620:
The literacy rate in Costa Rica is approximately 97 percent and English is widely spoken primarily due to Costa Rica's tourism industry. When the army was abolished in 1949, it was said that the "army would be replaced with an army of teachers". Universal
1927:
have become the prime industries in Costa Rica's economy. High levels of education among its residents make the country an attractive investing location. Since 1999, tourism earns more foreign exchange than the combined exports of the country's three main
1187:
The influence of indigenous peoples on modern Costa Rican culture has been relatively small compared to other nations since the country lacked a strong native civilization to begin with. Most of the native population was absorbed into the Spanish-speaking
132: 2775:, in 2010 about 489,200 immigrants lived in the country, many from Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize, while 125,306 Costa Ricans live abroad in the United States, Panama, Nicaragua, Spain, Mexico, Canada, Germany, Venezuela, 2074:
than bananas and coffee combined. In 2016, the World Travel & Tourism Council's estimates indicated a direct contribution to the GDP of 5.1% and 110,000 direct jobs in Costa Rica; the total number of jobs indirectly supported by tourism was 271,000.
3475:
flavor lent its presence with influence from other Caribbean mixed flavors. This is how Costa Rican cuisine today is very varied, with every new ethnic group who had recently become part of the country's population influencing the country's cuisine.
1986:
A 2016 report by the U.S. government report identifies other challenges facing Costa Rica as it works to expand its economy by working with companies from the US (and probably from other countries). The major concerns identified were as follows:
8433: 3625:
is guaranteed in the constitution; primary education is obligatory, and both preschool and secondary school are free. Students who finish 11th grade receive a Costa Rican Bachillerato Diploma accredited by the Costa Rican Ministry of Education.
3268:, a form of Central American Spanish. Costa Rica is a linguistically diverse country and home to at least five living local indigenous languages spoken by the descendants of pre-Columbian peoples: Maléku, Cabécar, Bribri, Guaymí, and Buglere. 3440:
in the World Happiness Report by the UN but the country is said to be the happiest in Latin America. Reasons include the high level of social services, the caring nature of its inhabitants, long life expectancy and relatively low corruption.
1974:
In 1996, the Forest Law was enacted to provide direct financial incentives to landowners for the provision of environmental services. This helped reorient the forestry sector away from commercial timber production and the resulting
2395:, "Costa Rica is known for its stable democracy, progressive social policies, such as free, compulsory public education, high social well-being, and emphasis on environmental protection." For law enforcement, Costa Rica has the 6261: 5140: 8555: 3755:
to its wage-earning residents, with coverage extended to dependants over time. In 1973, the CCSS took over administration of all 29 of the country's public hospitals and all health care, also launching a Rural Health Program
1991:
The ports, roads, railways, and water delivery systems would benefit from major upgrading, a concern voiced by other reports too. Attempts by China to invest in upgrading such aspects were "stalled by bureaucratic and legal
9128: 3774:. In 2006, Costa Rica received 150,000 foreigners that came for medical treatment. Costa Rica is particularly attractive to Americans due to geographic proximity, high quality of medical services, and lower medical costs. 129: 3372:
As a result of the immigration of Spaniards, their 16th-century Spanish culture and its evolution marked everyday life and culture until today, with the Spanish language and the Catholic religion as primary influences.
2720:
segment (mix of white and black) represented 6.7% and indigenous people made up 2.4% of the population. Native and European mixed-blood populations are far less than in other Latin American countries. Exceptions are
4303: 3723:
services were provided to 87% of all pregnant women. All children under one have access to well-baby clinics, and the immunization coverage rate in 2020 was above 95% for all antigens. Costa Rica has a very low
8845: 3410:
and Costa Rican swing are enjoyed increasingly by older rather than younger people. The guitar is popular, especially as an accompaniment to folk dances; however, the marimba was made the national instrument.
1486:. Coffee production remained Costa Rica's principal source of wealth well into the 20th century, creating a wealthy class of growers, the so-called Coffee Barons. The revenue helped to modernize the country. 930: 7626: 8424: 5937: 10104: 7043: 6338: 2168:), each of which is directed by a mayor. Mayors are chosen democratically every four years by each canton. There are no provincial legislatures. The cantons are further divided into 488 districts ( 2701:
descent, with significant numbers of Italian, German, English, Dutch, French, Irish, Portuguese, and Polish families, as well a sizable Jewish community. The majority of the Afro-Costa Ricans are
2651:
In 2011, there were over 104,000 Native American or indigenous inhabitants, representing 2.4% of the population. Most of them live in secluded reservations, distributed among eight ethnic groups:
1335:(1810–1821), the authorities in Guatemala declared the independence of all of Central America. That date is still celebrated as Independence Day in Costa Rica even though, technically, under the 7224: 1585:
altogether and oversaw the drafting of a new constitution by a democratically elected assembly. Having enacted these reforms, the junta transferred power to Ulate on 8 November 1949. After the
1184:
appears around 2,000 to 3,000 BCE. Shards of pots, cylindrical vases, platters, gourds, and other forms of vases decorated with grooves, prints, and some modeled after animals have been found.
127: 6504: 4577: 4243: 7946: 6192: 1226:, who sailed to the eastern shores of Costa Rica during his final voyage in 1502, and reported vast quantities of gold jewelry worn by natives. The name may also have come from conquistador 6991: 6413: 3935: 7920: 5788: 2347:, in the province of San José. Approximately 600 Chinese engineers and laborers took part in this project, and it was inaugurated in March 2011, with a match between the national teams of 2322: 8368: 3633:
has been awarded the title "Meritorious Institution of Costa Rican Education and Culture" and hosts around 25,000 students who study at numerous campuses established around the country.
3433:." In that usage, it might be translated as "awesome", indicating that all is very well. When used as a question, the connotation would be "everything is going well?" or "how are you?". 6726: 6236: 7017: 6258: 4201: 8545: 8463: 7490: 8611: 4516: 9102: 8523: 7551: 7585: 7520: 6587: 5245: 2725:, where almost half the population is visibly mestizo, a legacy of the more pervasive unions between Spanish colonists and Chorotega Amerindians through several generations, and 6072: 977:. It has a population of around five million in a land area of nearly 51,180 km (19,760 sq mi). An estimated 352,381 people live in the capital and largest city, 128: 3703:, and once again in 2012. The index measures the health and happiness they produce per unit of environmental input. According to NEF, Costa Rica's lead is due to its very high 1051:
than other countries at the same income levels, with a better record on human development and inequality than the median of the region. It also performs well in comparisons of
10097: 4723: 8014: 1173:
and roots. For the first and second millennia BCE there were already settled farming communities. These were small and scattered, although the timing of the transition from
9323: 8914: 6695: 5647: 3965: 8391: 7423: 6443: 4299: 4128: 2446:
In 2021, Costa Rica, alongside Denmark, launched the "Beyond Oil and Gas alliance" (BOGA) for stopping the use of fossil fuels. The BOGA campaign was presented in the
8855: 8493: 5673: 4414: 1309:
or indigenous class. It was not long before Spanish settlers turned to the hills, where they found rich volcanic soil and a milder climate than that of the lowlands.
11534: 11426: 10090: 7682: 7573: 7257: 5278: 1526:
and export them to the United States. As a result, bananas came to rival coffee as the principal Costa Rican export, while foreign-owned corporations (including the
1230:, who landed on the west coast in 1522, encountered natives, and obtained some of their gold, sometimes by violent theft and sometimes as gifts from local leaders. 8712: 6364: 4208: 4179: 2616: 2601: 2298: 584: 7619: 5485: 3637:
also benefit from more graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs, according to the report. Costa Rica was ranked 74th in the
8587: 5384:
Cortes-Ortíz, L.; Solano-Rojas, D.; Rosales-Meda, M.; Williams-Guillén, K.; Méndez-Carvajal, P.G.; Marsh, L.K.; Canales-Espinosa, D.; Mittermeier, R.A. (2021).
8891: 8047: 3991: 3587: 8197: 8147: 7839: 1433:
ceased to function in practice, Costa Rica formally withdrew and proclaimed itself sovereign. The considerable distance and poor communication routes between
11364: 9839: 8335: 6164: 5941: 1370:
Upon independence, Costa Rican authorities faced the issue of officially deciding the future of the country. Two bands formed, the Imperialists, defended by
7039: 6346: 5875: 6666: 5586: 1860:
in 2015. Companies with facilities in the America Free Zone in Heredia, for example, include Intel, Dell, HP, Bayer, Bosch, DHL, IBM and Okay Industries.
11504: 11499: 7109: 7076: 5732: 3575: 2031: 1937:
Coffee production increased by 13.7% percent in 2015–16, declined by 17.5% in 2016–17, but was expected to increase by about 15% in the subsequent year.
8822: 7892: 6850: 4268: 8777: 7216: 1351:
hall was convened in Nicoya to discuss the matter, but attendees declined the invitation under the argument "that this Party... cannot be dissident."
6496: 4569: 4231: 2318:
but may not charge them for departure clearance from its ports. These were all specific items of contention brought to the court in the 2005 filing.
9331: 8179: 6810: 4546: 3160:
which currently has Catholicism as its state religion; other countries with state religions (Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Orthodox) are in Europe:
9185: 7942: 6281: 6199: 3321:), is an English-based Creole language spoken by the Afro-Carib immigrants who have settled primarily in Limón Province along the Caribbean coast. 2259: 6983: 6387: 4388: 3931: 1956:. In 2019, the country produced 99.62% of its electricity from renewable sources and ran completely on renewable sources for 300 continuous days. 7975: 7916: 7802: 5907: 5784: 4822: 4440: 3243: 2212:. The main foreign policy objective of Costa Rica is to foster human rights and sustainable development as a way to secure stability and growth. 1394:
who defended full independence. Because of the lack of agreement on these two possible outcomes, the first civil war of Costa Rica occurred. The
8358: 7780: 7291: 6776: 6225: 2363: 2263: 6824: 6718: 6473: 5097: 11514: 8690: 8660: 7013: 4994: 4890:
Obregón Loría, Rafael. "Hechos Militares y Políticos de Nuestra Historia Patria". Museo Histórico Cultural Juan Santamaría, Costa Rica, 1981.
4788: 692: 5972: 2056: 11509: 9018: 8986: 8954: 8455: 7749: 6026: 2403: 2382: 1558:
led, after he was overthrown, to a considerable decline in the size, wealth, and political influence of the Costa Rican military. In 1948,
747: 7482: 9710: 9543: 8608: 8304: 8274: 7659: 6102: 4508: 3995: 3137: 9439: 9422: 9357: 9079: 8515: 7543: 2336:, switching recognition to the People's Republic of China. Costa Rica was the first of the Central American nations to do so. President 7577: 7512: 6598: 6557: 5818: 5237: 543: 9259: 7368: 6876: 6056: 5210: 10143: 9963: 8746: 7459: 5334: 5060: 2087: 640: 3903: 1901:
for example, had some 3,500 employees in Costa Rica and planned to increase that by 1,500 in 2017, making it an important employer.
1449:
was part of Costa Rica. Costa Rican pride was assuaged for the loss of this eastern (or southern) territory with the acquisition of
10130: 10057: 9695: 9556: 9450: 7190: 5848: 4934: 4707: 4474: 2423: 1838:
microprocessor facility in Costa Rica that was, at one time, responsible for 20% of Costa Rican exports and 5% of the country's GDP
7998: 7870: 5617: 5510:"Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity – Supplementary Material" 4028: 3555:
in the late 1990s and early 2000s, is credited with enhancing foreign recognition of Costa Rican football. Costa Rica, along with
2064: 9812: 8922: 6908: 6691: 5639: 3957: 3429:. It can be phrased as a question or as an acknowledgement of one's presence. A recommended response to "How are you?" would be " 2389:. The budget previously dedicated to the military is now dedicated to providing health care services and education. According to 6944: 6127: 5308: 9834: 9783: 9736: 8401: 7430: 6883: 6308: 4900: 2232: 2118: 1438:
Even today, despite most of its neighbors' efforts to increase regional integration, Costa Rica has remained more independent.
1033: 7342: 6435: 4654: 3711:, and higher than the United States. The country also experienced well-being higher than many richer nations and a per capita 1292:(forced labor), which meant most of the Costa Rican settlers had to work on their land, preventing the establishment of large 11484: 9239: 9198: 8230: 8085: 7727: 7407: 7170: 6638: 5368: 5124: 4772: 4095: 2344: 7139: 4676: 4117: 3213:
Due to small, but continuous, immigration from Asia and the Middle East, other religions have grown, the most popular being
10116: 9938: 9768: 9680: 9296: 8485: 8091: 5669: 4444: 4418: 4124: 3799: 3582:'s AFECAVOL (Asociación de Federaciones CentroAmericanas de Voleibol) zone. Costa Rica featured a women's national team in 2340:
admitted the action was a response to economic exigency. In response, the PRC built a new, $ 100 million, state-of-the-art
2197: 1489:
Most of the coffee exported was grown around the main centers of population in the Central Plateau and then transported by
1189: 1044: 7690: 7606:
Travis Mitchell, "Many Countries Favor Specific Religions, Officially and Unofficially", Pew Research Center, Oct 3, 2017.
7246: 5270: 4956: 4366: 3357:
and South American native cultures met. The northwest of the country, the Nicoya peninsula, was the southernmost point of
1983:, hydrological services such as producing fresh drinking water, biodiversity protection, and provision of scenic beauty). 11519: 9605: 9582: 8244: 8071:"Bienvenidos a Costa Rica, la tierra de la pura vida: A Study of the Expression "pura vida" in the Spanish of Costa Rica" 5703: 5030: 2894: 2430:, then president of Costa Rica signed the agreement to convene a World Constituent Assembly along with former presidents 1555: 1430: 1146:
Stone tools, the oldest evidence of human occupation in Costa Rica, are associated with the arrival of various groups of
1114: 1021: 487: 8720: 6360: 9773: 9600: 5179: 3668: 3467: 2633: 2201: 1948:, and other pollutants into waterways. In May 2007, the Costa Rican government announced its intentions to become 100% 1715: 1594: 1590: 1567: 1379: 1284:
Another important factor behind Costa Rica's poverty was the lack of a significant indigenous population available for
1120: 673: 441: 5477: 3287:; some of these have several thousand speakers in Costa Rica while others have a few hundred. Some languages, such as 2381:
On 1 December 1948, Costa Rica abolished its military force. In 1949, the abolition of the military was introduced in
9700: 9665: 9122: 8881: 8654: 8623: 8577: 8008: 5762: 5195: 5134: 5107: 4852: 4717: 3528: 3346: 2348: 8039: 4336: 3377:
Orchestra of Costa Rica and the Youth Symphony Orchestra, are conjunctions of two areas of work: Culture and Youth.
165: 11489: 10016: 9880: 9822: 9675: 8193: 8139: 8116: 7831: 3880: 2086:
supports this by allowing travelers to walk across the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. In the 2011
1769: 1731: 1331:, Costa Rica never fought for independence from Spain. On 15 September 1821, after the final Spanish defeat in the 1009: 272: 8327: 6160: 4202:"World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" 3369:
influences. The Atlantic coast, meanwhile, was populated with African workers during the 17th and 18th centuries.
2450:
Climate Summit, where Sweden joined as a core member, while New Zealand and Portugal joined as associate members.
1714:) and is where visitors can expect to see an abundance of wildlife. Corcovado is the one park in Costa Rica where 11317: 10113: 9763: 9690: 9536: 7321:(3). Jamaica: Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, University of the West Indies: 339–361. 5995: 3250:
that served as a regional worship center for Costa Rica. However, they represent less than 1% of the population.
2359: 2193: 2183: 1933: 1913: 1360: 803: 798: 327: 6966: 6655: 5871: 4746:
Claudia Quirós. La Era de la Encomienda. Historia de Costa Rica. Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica. 1990
2082:, Costa Rica draws many tourists to its extensive series of national parks and other protected areas. The trail 84: 11417: 10758: 10710: 9916: 9778: 9592: 6269: 5578: 3560: 3271:
Of native languages still spoken, primarily in indigenous reservations, the most numerically important are the
2624:, white and other on section IV: question 7. In 2011 data for the following groups were : 83.6% whites or 2306: 2011: 1953: 1941: 1514:. Despite enormous difficulties with construction, disease, and financing, the railroad was completed in 1890. 1254: 1169:
Agriculture became evident in the populations that lived in Costa Rica about 5,000 years ago. They mainly grew
621: 25: 11415: 11412: 11409: 11253: 7902: 7101: 7068: 6854: 5728: 1754:, at a height of more than 3000 meters above sea level, providing other types of flora and fauna, such as the 1589:, Figueres became a national hero, winning the country's first democratic election under the new constitution 10026: 9981: 9829: 9670: 8814: 7706: 4272: 3324:
About 10.7% of Costa Rica's adult population (18 or older) also speaks English, 0.7% French, and 0.3% speaks
3307: 2036: 1944:. Similarly, Costa Rica has a tax on water pollution to penalize businesses and homeowners that dump sewage, 1743: 1048: 822: 310: 107: 9497: 8788: 7360: 6534: 3247: 2640:; the census showed 1.1% as Other, 2.9% (141,304 people) as None, and 2.2% (107,196 people) as unspecified. 11369: 10031: 9802: 9685: 8782: 2827: 2352: 2251: 2247: 2240: 2020: 1336: 1097: 788: 421: 406: 10626: 8170: 6802: 4709:
Fronteras etnicas en la conquista de Nicaragua y Nicoya: entre la solidaridad y el conflicto 800 d.C.-1544
11107: 10566: 10287: 9660: 9516: 9473: 9416: 8546:"Belize drops game to Nicaragua, drops to 1–4 at Central American Senior Women's Volleyball Championship" 7897: 4538: 4065: 3867: 3229: 2981: 2427: 1727: 1332: 1101: 1089: 338: 32: 9204: 6285: 1300:(plantations). For all these reasons, Costa Rica was, by and large, unappreciated and overlooked by the 11440: 10722: 10323: 9996: 9986: 9928: 9902: 9807: 9790: 9655: 9615: 9587: 9529: 8848:[Costa Rica once again the happiest nation of the world, according to the Happy Planet Index]. 7132:"Preparing earth constitution | Global Strategies & Solutions | The Encyclopedia of World Problems" 4392: 3484: 2463: 2419: 2396: 1672: 1532: 1422: 1403: 1322: 1274: 1043:(HDI), placing 58th in the world as of 2022, and fifth in Latin America. It has also been cited by the 1029: 993: 774: 561: 515: 90: 7971: 7806: 5915: 4814: 4448: 1597:. With uninterrupted democracy dating back to at least 1948, the country is the region's most stable. 11524: 9867: 9795: 8850: 7776: 7283: 3650: 2227: 2071: 1877: 1646:. There are 14 known volcanoes in Costa Rica, and six of them have been active in the last 75 years. 1016:
in the 16th century. It remained a peripheral colony of the empire until independence as part of the
7866: 6780: 6465: 5383: 1747: 10782: 10082: 9943: 9890: 9610: 9459: 8918: 8742: 8425:"World Cup 2014: Paulo Wanchope, the player who put Costa Rica on the map, has warning for England" 8396: 7399: 6828: 5454: 5408: 3696: 3630: 3609: 2927: 2889: 2414:
Costa Rica has been one of the signatories of the agreement to convene a convention for drafting a
2386: 2337: 2209: 1551: 1318: 1227: 9324:
Contested Cornerstones of Nonviolent National Self-Perception in Costa Rica: A Historical Approach
8682: 8636: 7069:"Letters from Thane Read asking Helen Keller to sign the World Constitution for world peace. 1961" 5670:"Costa Rica "Playing With Fire" By Delaying Fiscal Reform Says Intl Expert – Costa Rica Star News" 4986: 4792: 3732:
in 2002. The perinatal mortality rate dropped from 12.0 per 1000 in 1972 to 5.4 per 1000 in 2001.
3217:, with about 100,000 practitioners (over 2% of the population). Most Buddhists are members of the 2204:
are based in Costa Rica. It is also a member of many other international organizations related to
145: 10863: 9958: 9948: 9933: 9897: 9817: 9758: 9751: 9741: 9643: 7217:"Denmark, Sweden and Greenland in a new global alliance to seek an end to oil and gas production" 6749: 5964: 3638: 3599: 3259: 2832: 1703: 1606: 1201: 1040: 725: 598: 530: 391: 10933: 10299: 9565: 9008: 8976: 8944: 7753: 6692:"Costa Rica Ranks 38th in Tourism and Travel Competitiveness Report 2017 – Costa Rica Star News" 6034: 5196:
Ian Holzhauer, "The Presidency of Calderón Guardia" (University of Florida History Thesis, 2004)
3493: 3233: 2870: 2852: 2431: 2239:
on December 1, 1948, at Cuartel Bellavista (former army headquarters), site which now hosts the
2236: 2060: 1959: 1822: 1559: 1554:
ruled as a military dictator until he was overthrown and forced into exile. The unpopularity of
1411: 1387: 978: 159: 70: 11157: 11089: 11081: 11041: 10853: 10794: 10590: 10370: 10011: 9953: 9724: 9705: 9478: 9406: 3544: 3488: 3076: 2588: 2575: 2255: 2158:
Costa Rica is composed of seven provinces, which in turn are divided into 82 cantons (Spanish:
2107: 1692: 1668: 1582: 1507: 1068: 648: 592: 372: 8296: 8266: 7651: 6094: 5171: 5082: 3987: 3857: 1192:
through inter-marriage, except for some small remnants, the most significant of which are the
1085: 11529: 10943: 10938: 10843: 10746: 10050: 9973: 9885: 9855: 9746: 9625: 9574: 9482: 9255: 9041: 7862: 7102:"Letter from World Constitution Coordinating Committee to Helen, enclosing current materials" 3804: 3752: 3672: 3663: 3337: 2837: 2822: 2792: 2694: 2302: 2044: 2024: 2005: 1817: 1719: 1683: 1575: 1563: 1140: 1080: 1025: 397: 378: 265: 247: 10698: 7389: 6630: 6624: 6565: 5810: 5219: 5218: 2290:
much nearer to Costa Rica?" Arias announced that both countries would exchange ambassadors.
1751: 11149: 10502: 10490: 10478: 10453: 9991: 8550: 7455: 6751:
Fossil-Free Costa Rica: How One Country Is Pursuing Decarbonization Despite Global Inaction
6662: 5521: 5330: 4601:
Costa Rica: estado, economía, sociedad y cultura desde las sociedades autóctonas hasta 1914
3809: 3764: 3712: 3524: 3195:
The Latinobarómetro survey of 2017 found that 57% of the population identify themselves as
2884: 2341: 2083: 1979:
and helped create awareness of the services it provides for the economy and society (i.e.,
1527: 1383: 1223: 1155: 1064: 1017: 472: 9872: 9433: 8754: 6717:
Blakemore, Molly; Blansfield, Karen; Lance, Morgan; Greenwald, Natalie Lefevre with Jeff.
5052: 4300:"Amazon invests in Costa Rica as tiny nation carves out profitable niche in world economy" 3770:
Costa Rica is among the Latin America countries that have become popular destinations for
3040: 2986: 2932: 2875: 2152: 1446: 758: 8: 11479: 10969: 10833: 10543: 10347: 10260: 10066: 10021: 10001: 7040:"Costa Rica, the 11th country to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons" 6851:"World Court Settles San Juan River Dispute; Nicaragua and Costa Rica Both Claim Victory" 6497:"Costa Rica alcanza cifra récord en llegadas internacionales: 2,9 millones de visitantes" 3895: 3735: 3536: 3498: 3450: 3416: 3325: 3265: 3222: 3153: 3035: 3022: 3017: 2945: 2899: 2722: 2435: 2148: 2136: 2052: 1968: 1571: 1450: 1407: 1371: 1060: 989: 200: 21: 10848: 9447: 9343:
Inside Costa Rica: The Essential Guide to Its Politics, Economy, Society and Environment
7620:"Latinobarómetro 1995 – 2017: El Papa Francisco y la Religión en Chile y América Latina" 7186: 6259:
Costa Rica sustainable resource management: Successfully tackling tropical deforestation
5840: 5525: 4930: 4483: 3470:, Spanish, African, and many other cuisine origins. Dishes such as the very traditional 3284: 3280: 2215: 1799:
Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.
1233: 11494: 11385: 11213: 11173: 10686: 10251: 10006: 9411: 9366:
Sparrow and the Hawk: Costa Rica and the United States during the Rise of José Figueres
9231: 9066: 7322: 6937:"UN News – UN Member States set to adopt 'historic' treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons" 6912: 5550: 5509: 4646: 4234:[Update on the Calculation of the Continental and Insular Areas of Costa Rica] 4020: 3862: 3700: 3437: 2776: 2415: 2370: 2048: 1535:, as the company was required to sign a collective agreement with its workers in 1938. 1395: 1177:
and gathering to agriculture as the main livelihood in the territory is still unknown.
1056: 76: 10734: 9387:
Threatening Others: Nicaraguans and the Formation of National Identities in Costa Rica
7917:"Costa Rica is one of the world's happiest countries. Here's what it does differently" 5609: 3300: 3276: 1417: 1344: 1222:, meaning "rich coast" in the Spanish language, was in some accounts first applied by 11061: 10948: 10806: 10614: 10173: 10071: 9235: 9194: 9118: 9071: 8650: 8619: 8236: 8226: 8081: 8004: 7403: 7166: 7014:"Chapter XXVI: Disarmament – No. 9 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons" 6936: 6634: 6405: 6135: 6064: 5555: 5537: 5431: 5385: 5364: 5300: 5175: 5164: 5130: 5103: 4873: 4848: 4768: 4761: 4713: 4604: 4570:"Why This Popular Central American Country Is Breaking All Tourism Records Right Now" 3791: 3695:
in the world, where people commonly live active lives past the age of 100 years. The
3564: 3540: 3264:
The primary language spoken in Costa Rica is Spanish, which features characteristics
2950: 2914: 2909: 2862: 2857: 2315: 2310: 2128: 1755: 1151: 1136: 1124: 966: 780: 6316: 4908: 3004: 2680: 2668: 2144: 1738:, and considered endangered until 2008, when its status was upgraded to vulnerable. 1635: 1406:
in 1823. The conflict was won by the Republicans and, as a consequence, the city of
1253:
During most of the colonial period, Costa Rica was the southernmost province of the
11395: 11390: 11293: 11277: 11269: 11189: 11165: 11031: 10964: 10909: 10820: 10602: 9394:
Costa Rica: Politics, Economics, and Democracy: Politics, Economics, and Democracy.
9350:
Stuffing the Ballot Box: Fraud, Electoral Reform, and Democratization in Costa Rica
9110: 9061: 9053: 8846:"Costa Rica es nuevamente el país más feliz del mundo, según índice 'Happy Planet'" 8642: 7339: 7187:"Climate change: Whisper it cautiously... there's been progress in run-up to COP26" 6395: 6057:"Costa Rica unveils plan to achieve zero emissions by 2050 in climate change fight" 5545: 5529: 5449: 5403: 4229: 4162: 4153: 4091: 3688: 3622: 3583: 3058: 3053: 2968: 2963: 2847: 2656: 2637: 2140: 2132: 2095: 1888: 1742:, illegal pet-trading, and hunting are the main reasons for its threatened status. 1655: 1593:. Since then, Costa Rica has held 15 additional presidential elections, the latest 1375: 1364: 1246: 941: 901: 895: 849: 700: 278: 261: 116: 56: 10674: 7943:"Costa Rica is the Happiest Places in the World According to National Geographic." 7723: 3342: 2043:
According to Costa Rica Vacations, once tourists arrive in the country, 22% go to
1639: 11345: 11309: 11071: 11056: 10650: 10382: 9501: 9454: 8615: 8070: 7710: 7346: 7131: 6877:"International Court of Justice recent provisional Costa Rica-Nicaragua decision" 6265: 4684: 4603:(in Spanish) (2a ed.). Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica. pp. 30–31. 3771: 3704: 3684: 3613: 3612:
is the largest university of the country and one of the most recognizable across
3579: 3506: 3394: 3365:) came in the 16th century. The central and southern portions of the country had 3318: 3311: 3292: 3288: 3272: 3196: 3091: 2369:
Costa Rica is the 58th most peaceful country in the world, according to the 2024
1980: 1964: 1328: 1174: 1147: 1052: 1002: 985: 843: 412: 225: 220: 215: 7313:
Koch, Charles W. (1977). "Jamaican Blacks and Their Descendants in Costa Rica".
3655: 1611: 1261:. In practice, the captaincy general was a largely autonomous entity within the 11261: 11245: 11133: 11115: 11046: 10990: 10878: 10838: 10801: 10753: 10705: 10657: 10421: 10397: 10392: 10311: 10158: 9114: 9013: 8981: 8949: 7424:"Costa Rica country profile (from the Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011)" 7212: 5729:"Major Business Success for Costa Rica Free Trade Zones – Costa Rica Star News" 5533: 4964: 4358: 3720: 3552: 3548: 3532: 3518: 3400: 3362: 3200: 3177: 3149: 3132: 2702: 2698: 2391: 2189: 1949: 1848: 1830: 1764: 1723: 1706:, is internationally renowned among ecologists for its biodiversity (including 1503: 1434: 1301: 1262: 1159: 1013: 314: 11066: 10828: 10458: 9330:
Keller, Marius; Niestroy, Ingeborg; García Schmidt, Armando; Esche, Andreas. "
7136:
The Encyclopedia of World Problems | Union of International Associations (UIA)
6755: 5872:"Costa Rica's Healthcare: One of the Best at a Low Cost – The Costa Rica News" 5785:"Okay Industries Expands Operation in Costa Rica and Reinvests US$ 2 Million" 5695: 5022: 4232:"Actualización en el Cálculo de las Áreas Continental e Insular de Costa Rica" 3221:
community of about 40,000 with some new local converts. There is also a small
2309:
in the Hague upheld Costa Rica's navigation rights for commercial purposes to
2286: 1638:, at 3,819 metres (12,530 ft). The highest volcano in the country is the 11473: 11455: 11442: 11325: 11285: 11205: 11099: 11036: 11006: 10985: 10888: 10662: 10495: 10446: 10409: 10163: 9620: 9057: 8240: 7685:[Christmas is lived differently in non-Christian Costa Rican homes]. 7391: 6409: 6068: 5541: 5440: 5394: 3739: 3237: 3161: 3101: 2676: 2664: 2660: 2278: 2091: 1976: 1932:: bananas and pineapples especially, but also other crops, including coffee. 1872: 1857: 1739: 1696: 1620: 1494: 1462: 1197: 1193: 1163: 958: 950: 815: 321: 180: 167: 11337: 9152:"CLOSING THE GAPS: The Challenge to Protect Costa Rica's Health Care System" 6400: 4877: 4608: 3763:
Primary health care facilities in Costa Rica include health clinics, with a
3421:
surprising then that one of the most recognizable phrases among "Ticos" is "
2763: 2685: 2652: 1908: 1166:
opens the possibility that, in this area, two different cultures coexisted.
1024:, from which it formally declared independence in 1847. Following the brief 1001:. Many foreign manufacturing and services companies operate in Costa Rica's 11301: 11237: 11181: 10883: 10638: 10578: 10507: 10404: 10228: 10153: 9633: 9075: 8886: 8877: 8810: 8363: 6777:"Costa Rican Ministry of International Relations Declaration of Objectives" 5559: 5238:"Why getting rid of Costa Rica's army 70 years ago has been such a success" 5166:
Winners and Losers: How Sectors Shape the Developmental Prospects of States
4763:
Winners and losers: how sectors shape the developmental prospects of states
3708: 3514: 3471: 3354: 3207: 3169: 2459: 2270: 2205: 2016: 1945: 1892:
Countries (in blue) which have signed Free Trade Agreements with Costa Rica
1759: 1677: 1544: 1490: 1273:
Spanish law from trade with its southern neighbor Panama, then part of the
1270: 1128: 974: 359: 304: 235: 11221: 8618:. Ministerio de Cultura, Juventud y Deportes, San José, Costa Rica. 2004. 8220: 7572: 6339:"Costa Rica uses 100 pct. clean energy to generate power for over 90 days" 5938:"The Structure of the Educational System in Costa Rica - CostaRicaLaw.com" 5754: 3932:"Encuesta CIEP-UCR evidencia a una Costa Rica estatista y menos religiosa" 2716:; the latter are persons of combined European and Amerindian descent. The 11197: 10770: 10521: 10275: 9295:
edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 1, Gale, 2014), pp. 543–551.
8225:. Ian Buchanan (3rd ed.). Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 58. 4328: 3510: 3460: 3388: 3218: 3203: 3145: 2757: 2749: 1871:
Costa Rica sources much of its energy from renewables and is undertaking
1643: 427: 8646: 8108: 7326: 3896:"Live Costa Rica Population Clock 2017 – Population of Costa Rica Today" 2643: 1623:
to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Costa Rica also borders
1470:
was first planted in Costa Rica in 1808, and by the 1820s, it surpassed
11051: 11023: 10483: 10441: 10342: 10294: 10282: 10148: 9193:. National Center for Policy Analysis, Dallas, Texas. pp. 4–6, 9. 7361:"Costa Rica Seeks to Shut Its Doors to Illegal Migrants From Nicaragua" 6309:"Bright Green: Costa Rica and New Zealand on Path to Carbon Neutrality" 5614:
FocusEconomics – Economic Forecasts from the World's Leading Economists
3382: 3148:
being the one with the largest number of members and also the official
3111: 2772: 2753: 2301:, which defines the border between the two countries, and Costa Rica's 2123: 2079: 1929: 1924: 1898: 1772:
mean score of 4.65/10, ranking it 118th globally out of 172 countries.
1498: 1479: 1355: 1287: 998: 981:, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area. 9521: 8945:"Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12–23 months) – Costa Rica" 8078:
Selected Proceedings of the First Workshop on Spanish Sociolinguistics
6003: 5815:
The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate
3152:
according to the 1949 Constitution, which at the same time guarantees
1240: 11229: 10917: 10431: 10335: 8815:"Report from the 'Blue Zone': Why Do People Live Long in Costa Rica?" 8182:
from the original on 10 January 2022 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
6466:"Tourism Represents 5.8% of GDP in Costa Rica – Costa Rica Star News" 5126:
Bananas and Business: The United Fruit Company in Colombia, 1899–2000
3692: 3604: 2745: 2737: 2706: 2294: 1624: 1343:
and Costa Rica had become an autonomous province with its capital in
1340: 1266: 1258: 965:
to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as
954: 10112: 9310: 9303:
Peasants Against Globalization: Rural Social Movements in Costa Rica
9040:
Unger, Jean-Pierre; Buitrón, René; Soors, Werner; Soors, W. (2008).
2999: 1952:
by 2021. By 2015, 93 percent of the country's electricity came from
1734:, found only on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and a small part of 11125: 10893: 10789: 10561: 10330: 10306: 10241: 10202: 9463: 8882:"UK citizens better off than EU counterparts, says happiness index" 8297:"Costa Rican Olympic Medalists – list of medalists from Costa Rica" 7803:"List of LDS (Mormon) temples in Central America and the Caribbean" 6984:"Costa Rica's peace dividend: How abolishing the military paid off" 5478:"This country regrew its lost forest. Can the world learn from it?" 4230:
Instituto Geográfico Nacional del Registro Nacional (2 July 2021).
3214: 3157: 2733: 2729:, where the vast majority of the Afro-Costa Rican community lives. 2326: 1707: 1399: 1391: 1295: 1278: 810: 762: 9009:"Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12–23 months) – Costa Rica" 8516:"Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments" 8080:. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Proceedings Project. pp. 61–69. 7703: 7483:"US partners with Costa Rica to protect Central American refugees" 4509:"World Happiness, Trust and Social Connections in Times of Crisis" 2726: 2672: 1923:
Pharmaceuticals, financial outsourcing, software development, and
1917: 1511: 10633: 10318: 10215: 9432: 6779:. Costa Rican Ministry of International relations. Archived from 6526: 4175: 4025:
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de Costa Rica, or INEC
3812:(trail across the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast) 3729: 3725: 3535:
tournaments and reached the quarter-finals for the first time in
3455: 3366: 3358: 3296: 3236:. Several homes in the neighborhood east of the park display the 3185: 3181: 2780: 2717: 2713: 2629: 2625: 2621: 1522:
of land and a lease on the train route, which he used to produce
1518: 1471: 1306: 1204:, in the southeastern part of Costa Rica, near the frontier with 1181: 970: 351: 257: 251: 9358:
Policymaking, Parties, and Institutions in Democratic Costa Rica
8456:"Costa Rica and Panama to host FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2020" 6190: 3629:
There are both state and private universities. The state-funded
10777: 10693: 10621: 10468: 10270: 8977:"Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) – Costa Rica" 6198:(in Spanish). Intituto Costarricense de Turismo. Archived from 5083:"Coffee Production and Processing on a Large Costa Rican Finca" 3556: 3406: 3189: 3165: 2712:
The 2011 census classified 83.6% of the population as white or
2418:. As a result, in 1968, for the first time in human history, a 2362:, having been elected for a nonrenewable, two-year term in the 2333: 1735: 1711: 1628: 1578:
was the bloodiest event in Costa Rica during the 20th century.
1523: 1483: 1467: 1442: 1205: 1170: 1132: 1093: 962: 9334:". Excerpt (pp. 81–102) from Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.). 6909:"Costa Rica Boots Taiwan, Welcomes China In Diplomatic Switch" 6027:"País quiere ser primera nación con balance neutro de carbono" 3571:
announced that the event would be held in Costa Rica in 2022.
3225:
community of about 500 families, or 0.001% of the population.
878: 10765: 10741: 10729: 10717: 10681: 10669: 10645: 10609: 10597: 10585: 10573: 10416: 10365: 9494: 8040:"PURA VIDA: The Most Important Costa Rica Spanish Expression" 7704:
Centro Israelita de Costa Rica, Comunidad Judía de Costa Rica
7284:"'Little Jamaica' Rocks on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica" 6716: 6361:"Costa Rica's Electricity Is Nearly At 100% Renewable Energy" 6284:. Latin American Herald Tribune. 7 April 2007. Archived from 6128:"OEC – Costa Rica (CRI) Exports, Imports, and Trade Partners" 4058:"World Economic Outlook Database, October 2023 Edition. (CR)" 3728:
incidence of 48 per 100,000 in 2000 and no reported cases of
3173: 2741: 2447: 2409: 1835: 1475: 1265:. Costa Rica's distance from the capital of the captaincy in 1005:(FTZ) where they benefit from investment and tax incentives. 459: 5610:"Costa Rica Economy – GDP, Inflation, CPI and Interest Rate" 5579:"Global Finance Magazine – Costa Rica GDP and Economic Data" 5053:"Costa Rica Coffee – Past & Present Coffee Cultivations" 4473:"Table 1: Human development index 2010 and its components". 11330: 9371:
Mount, Graeme S. "Costa Rica and the Cold War, 1948–1990".
8750: 8582: 6161:"Costa Rica's Fruits Exports Beyond Pineapples And Bananas" 4021:"National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica" 3680: 3568: 3144:
Most Costa Ricans identify with a Christian religion, with
2274: 1844: 1071:. It is also a major tourist destination in the continent. 919: 910: 884: 867: 8359:"World Cup: Costa Rica defies the odds in winning Group D" 7683:"Navidad se vive diferente en hogares ticos no cristianos" 6653: 6626:
Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise?
6388:"A bird-eye view of Costa Rica's transport infrastructure" 6282:"Costa Rica taxing firms that dump wastewater into rivers" 5996:"Costa Rica Aims to Become First "Carbon Neutral" Country" 5811:"Costa Rica records lowest poverty figures in seven years" 1691:
Despite its size, Costa Rica is one of the countries with
1063:, it is the 35th most democratic country according to the 858: 6558:"Turismo, principal motor de la economía durante el 2004" 2220: 1843:(purchasing power parity) is Intl$ 17,559.1. The growing 1642:(3,431 m or 11,257 ft) and the largest lake is 827: 9338:. Gütersloh, Germany: Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung, 2013. 7544:"Nicaragua, Trump, Deportations and the Affect [ 6925:. allbusiness.com (14 June 2007). Retrieved: 20 May 2010 5506: 5271:"Costa Rican president backs holiday for army abolition" 4209:
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
4180:
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
1566:
in the wake of a disputed presidential election between
1039:
The country has consistently performed favorably in the
9042:"Costa Rica: Achievements of a Heterodox Health Policy" 8778:"Long-Lived Costa Ricans Offer Secrets to Reaching 100" 7966: 7964: 7580:[2022 Population and Housing Estimate Results] 7042:. Pressenza – International Press Agency. 6 July 2018. 4261: 3829:
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Panama
1067:
index, and it is the 23rd happiest country in the 2023
9443:. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 219–222. 9039: 8171:"Revealed: The world's 10 happiest countries for 2019" 8109:"World Happiness Report 2017 – World Happiness Report" 8034: 8032: 6122: 6120: 4931:"Costa Rica's Coffee Tradition – Costa Rica Star News" 3992:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
2332:
On 1 June 2007, Costa Rica broke diplomatic ties with
2067:), while 18% choose Manuel Antonio and 7% Monteverde. 1456: 1425:
was featured in the first postal stamp issued in 1862.
11365:
World Committee for a World Constitutional Convention
8915:"Measuring what matters: the Happy Planet Index 2012" 8486:"Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events" 8328:"Sylvia Poll's Record: 30 Years of A Historical Feat" 8267:"Costa Rican Medals and Results in the Olympic Games" 4705: 2094:
in the 1990s, and they are moving towards using only
1581:
The victorious rebels formed a government junta that
913: 907: 904: 881: 861: 855: 852: 8741: 7961: 7578:"Resultados Estimacion de Poblacion y Vivienda 2022" 7359:
Dickerson, Marla; Kimitch, Rebecca (23 March 2006).
7340:
www.state.gov "Background Note: Costa Rica – People"
6935:
Section, United Nations News Service (6 July 2017).
6629:. Island Press; 1 edition, Washington, D.C. p.  6519: 6428: 5358: 3890: 3888: 3781: 3551:, a forward who played for three clubs in England's 3521:
for swimming; one Gold, one Silver, and two Bronze.
1531:
would eventually lead to the formation of effective
1386:, and the Republicans, represented by the cities of 916: 875: 864: 8029: 7863:"Solo 1 de cada 10 adultos habla un segundo idioma" 7644: 6386:Pisu, Mauro; Villalobos, Federico (3 August 2016). 6117: 5601: 5205: 5203: 5085:. Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE – via Google Books. 4482:. January 2010. pp. 5, 49, 144. Archived from 4294: 4292: 4290: 1570:(who had been president between 1940 and 1944) and 872: 542:
51,179.92 km (19,760.68 sq mi) (
9341:Lara, Sylvia Lara, Tom Barry, and Peter Simonson. 9187:Medical Tourism: Global Competition in Health Care 8423: 8169: 7826: 7824: 7396:The Ticos: Culture and Social Change in Costa Rica 6656:"Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011" 6555: 6494: 5901: 5899: 5897: 5895: 5893: 5500: 5163: 5016: 5014: 5012: 4760: 4758: 3588:2018–2020 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Cup 1574:. With more than 2,000 dead, the resulting 44-day 1305:Rica became a "rural democracy" with no oppressed 1139:Costa Rica has also been described as part of the 9382:. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2004. 9380:The Costa Rica Reader: History, Culture, Politics 7016:. United Nations Treaty Collection. 7 July 2017. 6345:. Fox News Latino. 13 August 2015. Archived from 6155: 6153: 4870:Apuntes para la historia de la ciudad de Alajuela 3958:"International Religious Freedom Report for 2017" 3885: 2070:By 2004, tourism was generating more revenue and 949:, is a country in the Central American region of 11535:World Constitutional Convention call signatories 11471: 9495:Official website of the government of Costa Rica 9396:Boulder, London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1998. 8937: 8392:"Navas Carries Costa Rica to World Cup Quarters" 7358: 7165:. Institute for Economic Democracy. p. 50. 5429: 5200: 4287: 4207:("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). 3361:cultural influence when the Spanish conquerors ( 2675:(southern Costa Rica, along the Panamá border), 9234:, New York. pp. 3–4, 58, 95, and 134–135. 9107:OECD Reviews of Health Systems: Costa Rica 2017 8843: 7821: 6853:. Allbusiness.com. 16 July 2009. Archived from 6719:"The Most Ethical Travel Destinations for 2017" 6495:Rodriguez Valverde, Andrea (17 February 2017). 6024: 5965:"Costa Rica Aims to Be a Carbon-Neutral Nation" 5890: 5009: 4329:"The Investment Promotion Agency of Costa Rica" 3244:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1995:The bureaucracy is "often slow and cumbersome". 1883: 1615:Costa Rica map of Köppen climate classification 1410:lost its status as the capital, which moved to 1104:is the icon of the country's cultural identity. 1059:. It has the 8th freest press according to the 9517:World Bank Summary Trade Statistics Costa Rica 9352:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 9226:Bookman, Milica Z.; Bookman, Karla R. (2007). 9225: 8775: 7860: 7211: 6747: 6385: 6150: 5607: 5455:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T19836A17940807.en 5409:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T2279A191688782.en 3687:at birth for Costa Ricans was 79.3 years. The 2285:. This freeze lasted 47 years until President 2264:Organisation internationale de la Francophonie 2098:, with 93% of all its energy being renewable. 1200:tribes who still inhabit the mountains of the 1032:in 1949, becoming one of only a few sovereign 10098: 9537: 8969: 8356: 8222:Historical dictionary of the Olympic movement 7766:. LDS Newsroom. Retrieved on 13 December 2008 6488: 6436:"Costa Rica: Flow of Visitors Up 10% in 2016" 5723: 5721: 4633: 4621: 4615: 4598: 4592: 3576:Costa Rica's women's national volleyball team 3563:, which was postponed until 2021, due to the 3527:is the most popular sport in Costa Rica. The 3156:. Costa Rica is the only modern state in the 2293:Costa Rica has a long-term disagreement with 2281:ended diplomatic relations with Cuba through 2169: 2163: 1826:Real GDP per capita development in Costa Rica 1293: 1285: 1249:. The church was built between 1686 and 1693. 1238: 1217: 104: 48: 9305:. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1999. 9001: 8809: 8747:"International Human Development Indicators" 8641:. World Intellectual Property Organization. 5573: 5571: 5569: 4791:. Costarica.com. 22 May 2009. Archived from 4627: 4323: 4321: 3659:Development of life expectancy in Costa Rica 3303:are spoken by some in southeast Puntarenas. 3228:The Sinagoga Shaarei Zion synagogue is near 2732:Costa Rica hosts many refugees, mainly from 2705:-speaking descendants of 19th century black 2404:treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 9336:Winning Strategies for a Sustainable Future 9293:Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 9221: 9219: 9217: 9179: 9177: 7566: 7160: 6654:Jennifer Blanke; Thea Chiesa, eds. (2011). 5640:"IMF Mission Concludes Visit to Costa Rica" 5354: 5352: 5265: 5263: 4240:Sistema Nacional de Información Territorial 4223: 4194: 4052: 4050: 4048: 4046: 3667:Hospital Calderón Guardia, named after the 3295:, have fewer than a thousand speakers. The 3246:claims more than 35,000 members, and has a 3138:Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago 3136:Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles ( 2112: 1135:native cultures overlapped. More recently, 11505:States and territories established in 1821 11500:Spanish-speaking countries and territories 10105: 10091: 9544: 9530: 8638:Global Innovation Index 2023, 15th Edition 8389: 7832:"What Languages Are Spoken In Costa Rica?" 7614: 7612: 7574:Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos 7513:"Costa Rica Becomes A Magnet For Migrants" 6803:"Costa Rica re-establishes ties with Cuba" 6363:. intelligentliving.co. 23 February 2020. 6186: 6184: 6182: 6095:"Costa Rica - Import Tariffs - export.gov" 5718: 5662: 5632: 5475: 4867: 4815:"Aniversario de la Independencia Nacional" 4767:. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. 3699:(NEF) ranked Costa Rica first in its 2009 2410:Leadership in World governance initiatives 2101: 2057:Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport 1055:, press freedom, subjective happiness and 945:; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the 144: 10144:World Constitution Coordinating Committee 9308: 9065: 8912: 7919:. World Economic Forum. 31 January 2019. 7777:"San José Costa Rica LDS (Mormon) Temple" 6399: 6191:Departamento de Estadísticas ICT (2006). 5869: 5566: 5549: 5453: 5407: 4318: 4015: 4013: 3715:one-third the size of the United States. 3559:, was granted the hosting rights of 2020 2277:a socialist state, Costa Rican President 2063:, the country's capital (passing through 1506:to build a railroad from San José to the 710: 10131:Constitution for the Federation of Earth 9479:Key Development Forecasts for Costa Rica 9291:Chase, Cida S. "Costa Rican Americans". 9214: 9174: 8578:"Continental Cup Finals start in Africa" 8140:"The 21 happiest countries in the world" 7541: 6647: 6392:OECD Economics Department Working Papers 5349: 5260: 5232: 5230: 4872:. San José, Costa Rica: Impr. Nacional. 4567: 4269:"Capital Facts for San José, Costa Rica" 4043: 3988:"Surface water and surface water change" 3734: 3662: 3654: 3603: 3509:for the first time in 1936. The sisters 3492: 3454: 3341: 3131: 2762: 2642: 2424:Constitution for the Federation of Earth 2269:On 10 September 1961, some months after 2226: 2214: 2122: 2088:Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2030: 2015: 1958: 1907: 1887: 1864:standards of living in Central America. 1829: 1821: 1676: 1610: 1416: 1232: 1084: 9551: 9228:Medical Tourism in Developing Countries 9183: 8068: 7893:"These Are the World's Happiest Places" 7609: 7480: 6934: 6556:José Enrique Rojas (29 December 2004). 6253: 6251: 6249: 6179: 5962: 5870:Maldonado, Gabriel (16 February 2017). 5162:Shafer, D. Michael (29 December 1994). 5122: 4639: 3929: 3539:. Its best performance in the regional 1211: 1108: 11472: 9389:. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2004. 9368:. (University of Alabama Press, 1997). 9256:"Medical Tourism Statistics and Facts" 9248: 8876: 8870: 8837: 8218: 7997:Rankin, Monica A. (29 December 2017). 7996: 7680: 7193:from the original on 21 September 2022 7096: 7094: 7063: 7061: 6193:"Anuário Estadísticas de Demanda 2006" 5331:"Diversity of Corcovado National Park" 5161: 5096:Rankin, Monica A. (29 December 2017). 5095: 4825:from the original on 14 September 2018 4651:Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington DC 4391:. World Desk Reference. Archived from 4168: 4084: 4010: 3950: 3925: 3923: 3921: 2647:Population pyramid for Costa Rica 2023 2188:Costa Rica is an active member of the 2119:Administrative divisions of Costa Rica 1047:(UNDP) as having attained much higher 10086: 9525: 9348:Lehoucq, Fabrice E. and Ivan Molina. 9345:. London: Latin America Bureau, 1995. 9332:Costa Rica: Pioneering Sustainability 9149: 8693:from the original on 2 September 2021 8526:from the original on 27 November 2020 8466:from the original on 20 November 2020 8325: 8307:from the original on 17 February 2022 8277:from the original on 17 February 2022 8200:from the original on 15 November 2011 7554:from the original on 30 November 2020 7542:Robinson, Circles (5 December 2016). 7108:. American Foundation for the Blind. 7075:. American Foundation for the Blind. 6729:from the original on 29 November 2020 6622: 6537:from the original on 23 February 2017 6367:from the original on 23 February 2020 6306: 5993: 5821:from the original on 30 November 2020 5620:from the original on 30 November 2019 5311:from the original on 24 February 2004 5227: 4466: 4369:from the original on 9 September 2011 4306:from the original on 7 September 2019 4161: 3852: 3850: 3848: 3846: 2697:(of European ancestry), primarily of 2065:Juan Santamaría International Airport 1940:Costa Rica has developed a system of 1245:historical site in the Orosí Valley, 940: 11515:1821 establishments in North America 9131:from the original on 23 January 2019 9100: 8894:from the original on 19 October 2013 8663:from the original on 22 October 2023 8634: 8609:Abolición del Ejército en Costa Rica 8436:from the original on 10 January 2022 8247:from the original on 3 February 2024 8097:from the original on 9 October 2022. 8017:from the original on 3 February 2024 7978:from the original on 7 December 2017 7949:from the original on 7 December 2017 7923:from the original on 4 November 2020 7681:Quirós, Adriana (24 December 2010). 7371:from the original on 6 December 2010 7349:, United States Department of State. 7312: 7294:from the original on 25 January 2019 7281: 7227:from the original on 9 December 2021 6246: 6242:from the original on 9 October 2022. 5301:"Corcovado National Park Costa Rica" 5170:. Cornell University Press. p.  5143:from the original on 3 February 2024 5123:Bucheli, Marcelo (1 February 2005). 4580:from the original on 17 January 2024 4445:United Nations Development Programme 4417:. Uppsala University. Archived from 4125:United Nations Development Programme 4072:from the original on 2 November 2023 3800:Index of Costa Rica-related articles 2655:(in the Central Valley), Matambú or 2262:). Costa Rica is an observer of the 2198:Inter-American Court of Human Rights 2177: 1876:comprehensive decarbonization plan ( 1779: 1634:The highest point in the country is 1517:Most Afro-Costa Ricans descend from 1045:United Nations Development Programme 992:. It has a long-standing and stable 11510:Member states of the United Nations 9606:Federal Republic of Central America 9156:The Georgetown Public Policy Review 8137: 8050:from the original on 25 August 2012 7632:from the original on 9 October 2022 7456:"International Migrants by Country" 7091: 7058: 7046:from the original on 13 August 2019 6994:from the original on 13 August 2019 6813:from the original on 22 March 2009. 6748:Democracy Now! (13 December 2018), 6672:from the original on 9 October 2022 6307:Sawin, Janet L. (7 November 2007). 5676:from the original on 19 August 2017 5441:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 5395:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 5281:from the original on 13 August 2019 5248:from the original on 29 August 2019 5063:from the original on 13 August 2017 5020: 4997:from the original on 13 August 2017 4937:from the original on 13 August 2017 4568:Brierley, Tor (29 September 2023). 4031:from the original on 28 August 2023 3918: 3906:from the original on 4 January 2016 3749:Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social 3517:have won all four of the country's 3353:Costa Rica was the point where the 3084:Religion in Costa Rica (CIEP 2018) 2441: 2305:on the river. On 14 July 2009, the 2219:The extent of Costa Rica's western 1942:payments for environmental services 1716:all four Costa Rican monkey species 1457:Economic growth in the 19th century 1441:Until 1849, when it became part of 1431:Federal Republic of Central America 1115:Pre-Columbian history of Costa Rica 1022:Federal Republic of Central America 20:For cities in other countries, see 13: 9448:Street Art of San Jose by danscape 9278: 8590:from the original on 7 August 2021 8150:from the original on 20 March 2017 8119:from the original on 20 March 2017 7783:from the original on 23 March 2023 7493:from the original on 7 August 2017 7462:from the original on 7 August 2017 7020:from the original on 6 August 2019 6947:from the original on 9 August 2017 6698:from the original on 5 August 2017 6507:from the original on 22 March 2017 6476:from the original on 4 August 2017 6446:from the original on 22 March 2017 6416:from the original on 5 August 2017 6257:Jessica Brown and Neil Bird 2010. 6105:from the original on 5 August 2017 6075:from the original on 19 April 2019 5975:from the original on 23 April 2020 5963:Burnett, John (18 February 2008). 5940:. 29 November 2015. Archived from 5878:from the original on 6 August 2017 5851:from the original on 14 April 2019 5791:from the original on 7 August 2017 5765:from the original on 7 August 2017 5735:from the original on 7 August 2017 5706:from the original on 5 August 2017 5696:"CINDE – Why Invest in Costa Rica" 5650:from the original on 5 August 2017 5589:from the original on 3 August 2017 5488:from the original on 1 August 2020 5033:from the original on 5 August 2017 4991:Embajada de Costa Rica en Singapur 4669: 4549:from the original on 24 March 2023 4539:"Costa Rica World Happiness Index" 4519:from the original on 24 March 2023 4476:UNDP Human Development Report 2010 4447:. 10 December 2019. Archived from 4339:from the original on 7 August 2017 4134:from the original on 13 March 2024 4118:"Human Development Report 2023/24" 3998:from the original on 24 March 2021 3968:from the original on 23 March 2021 3843: 3466:Costa Rican cuisine is a blend of 3436:Costa Rica rates 12th on the 2017 2786: 2402:In 2017, Costa Rica signed the UN 2358:Costa Rica finished a term on the 2202:United Nations University of Peace 1662: 1123:of Costa Rica as belonging to the 208:Recognized regional languages 14: 11546: 9400: 9262:from the original on 2 March 2011 9046:American Journal of Public Health 9021:from the original on 21 July 2022 8989:from the original on 21 July 2022 8957:from the original on 21 July 2022 8719:. 28 October 2013. Archived from 8558:from the original on 4 April 2023 8371:from the original on 27 June 2014 8326:Staff, Tcrn (21 September 2018). 7901:. 16 October 2017. Archived from 7873:from the original on 17 July 2012 7730:from the original on 27 July 2010 7662:from the original on 16 June 2013 7263:from the original on 6 April 2023 7142:from the original on 19 July 2023 7112:from the original on 19 July 2023 6167:from the original on 19 June 2017 5608:FocusEconomics (2 January 2014). 5361:Watching Wildlife Central America 5337:from the original on 14 June 2010 4987:"History of Coffee in Costa Rica" 4726:from the original on 4 April 2023 4657:from the original on 26 July 2012 4599:Botey Sobrado, Ana María (2002). 4271:. 18 October 2017. Archived from 4249:from the original on 30 July 2023 4176:"World Population Prospects 2022" 4163:[reˈpuβlikaðeˈkostaˈrika] 3751:– CCSS), Costa Rica has provided 3747:Social Insurance Administration ( 3641:in 2023, down from 55th in 2019. 3299:language and the closely related 1339:that had been readopted in 1820, 11422: 11421: 10800: 10788: 10776: 10764: 10752: 10740: 10728: 10716: 10704: 10692: 10680: 10668: 10656: 10644: 10632: 10620: 10608: 10596: 10584: 10572: 10560: 10537: 10501: 10489: 10477: 10452: 10440: 10415: 10403: 10391: 10364: 10341: 10329: 10317: 10305: 10293: 10281: 10269: 10234: 10221: 10208: 10195: 10182: 9468: 9378:Palmer, Steven and Iván Molina. 9288:(Berkeley: Ulysses Press, 2009). 9143: 9094: 9082:from the original on 11 May 2011 9033: 8906: 8844:Irene Rodríguez (14 June 2012). 8825:from the original on 11 May 2011 8803: 8776:Anne Casselman (14 April 2008). 8769: 8735: 8705: 8675: 8628: 8602: 8570: 8538: 8508: 8496:from the original on 12 May 2020 8478: 8448: 8416: 8383: 8350: 8338:from the original on 18 May 2022 8319: 8289: 8259: 8212: 8186: 8162: 8131: 8101: 8062: 7990: 7935: 7909: 7885: 7861:Jairo Villegas (13 March 2008). 7854: 7842:from the original on 8 June 2023 7795: 7769: 7742: 7724:"Jewish Community in Costa Rica" 7716: 7697: 7674: 7652:"World – Buddhism in Costa Rica" 7600: 7588:from the original on 4 June 2024 7535: 7505: 7501:– via www.theguardian.com. 7481:Holpuch, Amanda (26 July 2016). 7474: 7448: 7416: 7383: 7352: 7333: 7306: 7275: 7239: 7205: 7179: 7161:Amerasinghe, Terence P. (2009). 7154: 7124: 7079:from the original on 3 July 2023 7032: 7006: 6976: 6959: 6928: 6901: 6869: 6843: 6817: 6795: 5217:. 6 January 2010. Archived from 4957:"Coffee of Costa Rica – el café" 4845:Cartilla Histórica de Costa Rica 4098:from the original on 8 June 2014 3938:from the original on 7 July 2021 3784: 3328:or German as a second language. 2893: 2883: 2856: 2846: 2422:convened to draft and adopt the 2325:, and the effects of Nicaraguan 1784: 1770:Forest Landscape Integrity Index 1732:Central American squirrel monkey 1718:can be found. These include the 1162:type spearheads and arrows from 1020:, followed by membership in the 900: 848: 735: 734: 709: 687: 686: 668: 667: 635: 634: 616: 615: 125: 83: 69: 10114:World Constitutional Convention 7523:from the original on 3 May 2018 6769: 6741: 6710: 6684: 6616: 6580: 6549: 6458: 6379: 6353: 6331: 6300: 6274: 6218: 6087: 6049: 6018: 5987: 5956: 5930: 5905: 5863: 5833: 5803: 5777: 5747: 5688: 5469: 5423: 5377: 5359:Hunter, L.; Andrew, D. (2002). 5323: 5293: 5188: 5155: 5116: 5089: 5075: 5045: 4979: 4949: 4923: 4893: 4884: 4861: 4837: 4819:Ministerio de Educación Pública 4807: 4781: 4752: 4738: 4699: 4561: 4531: 4501: 4441:"Human Development Report 2019" 4433: 4407: 4381: 4351: 4146: 3930:Murillo, Alvaro (7 July 2021). 3823: 3380:Dance-oriented genres, such as 2453: 2360:United Nations Security Council 2194:Organization of American States 2184:Foreign relations of Costa Rica 1538: 1312: 1127:, where the peripheries of the 1119:Historians have classified the 1034:nations without a standing army 122:"National Anthem of Costa Rica" 8683:"Global Innovation Index 2019" 8357:Griffiths, F. (24 June 2014). 7713:, Costa Rican Jewish Community 7247:"INEC Cuestionario Censo 2022" 6270:Overseas Development Institute 5994:Herro, Alana (12 March 2007). 4706:Rojas, Eugenia Ibarra (2001). 4110: 3980: 2307:International Court of Justice 2246:Costa Rica is a member of the 2012:List of airports in Costa Rica 1269:, its legal prohibition under 1255:Captaincy General of Guatemala 583:220/sq mi (84.9/km) ( 26:Costa Rica, Mato Grosso do Sul 1: 11111:(Righteous Among the Nations) 9489:Government and administration 9474:Wikimedia Atlas of Costa Rica 9317:. Vol. 10. pp. 1–6. 9315:Journal of Hispanic Philology 7972:"What does Pura Vida mean..." 6063:. Reuters. 25 February 2019. 5363:. Lonely Planet. p. 97. 5184:– via Internet Archive. 4712:. Universidad de Costa Rica. 3836: 3497:Costa Rica supporters at the 3140:), during the 2007 pilgrimage 2809:Largest cantons in Costa Rica 2231:Symbolic act of Costa Rica's 2037:Tenorio Volcano National Park 1568:Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia 1098:National Museum of Costa Rica 11485:Countries in Central America 11370:Provisional World Parliament 8854:(in Spanish). Archived from 8069:Trester, Anna Marie (2003). 7689:(in Spanish). Archived from 7625:(in Spanish). January 2018. 7548:] on Family Remittances" 7429:. World Bank. Archived from 7163:Emerging World Law, Volume 1 6827:. nacion.com. Archived from 6564:(in Spanish). Archived from 6033:(in Spanish). Archived from 5841:"Costa Rica country profile" 3593: 3253: 2471:Costa Rican Censuses   2252:Bilateral Immunity Agreement 2248:International Criminal Court 2021:Arenal Volcano National Park 1884:Trade and foreign investment 1600: 1337:Spanish Constitution of 1812 1150:about 10,000 to 7,000 years 1008:Costa Rica was inhabited by 953:. Costa Rica is bordered by 108:Himno Nacional de Costa Rica 7: 11254:Maurício Campos de Medeiros 10567:Ahmed Ebrahim Haroon Jaffer 10288:Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich 9964:Water supply and sanitation 9417:Central Intelligence Agency 9373:Canadian Journal of History 8390:Martel, B. (29 June 2014). 7898:National Geographic Society 7394:; Biesanz, Richard (1998). 7315:Social and Economic Studies 5476:Nell Lewis (27 July 2020). 5023:"Cafe Imports – Costa Rica" 4759:Shafer, D. Michael (1994). 4066:International Monetary Fund 3868:Central Intelligence Agency 3777: 3707:which is second highest in 3561:FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 3459:Costa Rican breakfast with 3230:La Sabana Metropolitan Park 3070: 2767:Costa Rican school children 2671:(Cordillera de Talamanca), 2428:Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich 2376: 2345:stadium in Parque la Sabana 2329:of the river in that area. 2208:and democracy, such as the 1750:present the climate of the 1354:On July 25, 1824, a second 1333:Mexican War of Independence 504:• Recognized by Spain 33:Costa Rica (disambiguation) 10: 11551: 11520:Countries in North America 10723:Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi 9616:First Costa Rican Republic 9309:Eisenberg, Daniel (1985). 9184:Herrick, Devon M. (2007). 9115:10.1787/9789264281653-3-en 8913:Nic Marks (14 June 2012). 8194:"Costa Rican Typical Food" 8076:. In Sayahi, Lotfi (ed.). 7189:. BBC. 25 September 2021. 5534:10.1038/s41467-020-19493-3 3675:across the country in 1941 3648: 3597: 3485:Costa Rica at the Olympics 3482: 3448: 3444: 3335: 3331: 3257: 3240:and other Jewish symbols. 3120: Other religions (3%) 3074: 2882: 2845: 2800: 2790: 2679:(southern Costa Rica) and 2464:Demographics of Costa Rica 2457: 2420:World Constituent Assembly 2397:Public Force of Costa Rica 2323:dispute around Isla Calero 2321:In 2010, there was also a 2181: 2116: 2105: 2009: 2003: 1999: 1815: 1775: 1673:Conservation in Costa Rica 1666: 1649: 1604: 1542: 1533:trade unions in Costa Rica 1460: 1398:took place on the Hill of 1323:First Costa Rican Republic 1316: 1275:Viceroyalty of New Granada 1112: 1078: 1074: 18: 16:Country in Central America 11404: 11378: 11357: 11142: 11124: 11098: 11080: 11022: 10999: 10978: 10957: 10926: 10902: 10871: 10862: 10819: 10627:Ezequiel Padilla Peñaloza 10552: 10529: 10520: 10467: 10430: 10381: 10356: 10259: 10250: 10172: 10124: 10044: 9972: 9924: 9915: 9863: 9854: 9732: 9723: 9651: 9642: 9573: 9563: 9500:24 September 2023 at the 9286:The New Key to Costa Rica 9101:OECD (22 November 2017). 8713:"Global Innovation Index" 8635:WIPO (16 December 2023). 8196:. Southerncostarica.biz. 8025:– via Google Books. 8000:The History of Costa Rica 7805:. Lds.org. Archived from 6967:"2024 Global Peace Index" 5430:Solano-Rojas, D. (2021). 5151:– via Google Books. 5112:– via Google Books. 5099:The History of Costa Rica 3934:. Semanario Universidad. 3691:is considered one of the 3651:Health care in Costa Rica 3644: 3578:has been the top team in 3478: 2748:, as well as people from 2470: 2283:Executive Decree Number 2 1878:net zero carbon emissions 1793:This section needs to be 1693:the greatest biodiversity 1654:Costa Rica experiences a 1239: 821: 809: 797: 787: 769: 754: 724: 699: 680: 661: 647: 628: 609: 591: 577: 567: 560: 550: 536: 529: 525: 512: 502: 482: 469: 456: 452: 447: 437: 433: 418: 403: 388: 384: 371: 350: 290: 234: 206: 196: 152: 143: 105: 99: 65: 43: 11341:(teacher & pacifist) 11217:(scholar & pacifist) 10783:Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli 9737:Administrative divisions 9611:Free State of Costa Rica 9453:28 February 2019 at the 9058:10.2105/AJPH.2006.099598 8919:New Economics Foundation 8743:Human Development Report 8301:www.olympiandatabase.com 7779:. Ldschurchtemples.com. 7709:26 February 2010 at the 7400:Lynne Rienner Publishers 5333:. Govisitcostarica.com. 4359:"Abolición del Ejército" 3881:(Archived 2011 edition.) 3816: 3697:New Economics Foundation 3631:University of Costa Rica 3610:University of Costa Rica 2693:The population includes 2387:Costa Rican Constitution 2210:Community of Democracies 2113:Administrative divisions 2023:is one of the country's 1728:Geoffroy's spider monkey 1552:Federico Tinoco Granados 1429:In 1838, long after the 1319:Free State of Costa Rica 1259:Viceroyalty of New Spain 1257:, nominally part of the 1028:in 1948, it permanently 11490:Former Spanish colonies 11010:(Chemistry & Peace) 9440:Encyclopædia Britannica 7392:Biesanz, Mavis Hiltunen 7390:Biesanz, Karen Zubris; 7345:21 January 2017 at the 6941:UN News Service Section 6665:, Geneva, Switzerland. 6401:10.1787/5jlswbwvwqjf-en 5759:www.americafreezone.com 5583:Global Finance Magazine 4677:"History of Costa Rica" 4158:República de Costa Rica 3758:Programa de Salud Rural 3639:Global Innovation Index 3600:Education in Costa Rica 3567:. On 17 November 2020, 3505:Costa Rica entered the 3266:distinct to the country 3260:Languages of Costa Rica 3206:, 15% report that they 2690:(southern Costa Rica). 2102:Government and politics 2059:is located), 16% go to 1704:Corcovado National Park 1702:One national park, the 1619:Costa Rica borders the 1607:Geography of Costa Rica 1378:which were in favor of 1202:Cordillera de Talamanca 1041:Human Development Index 620:$ 141.527 billion ( 569:• 2022 census 197:Official languages 50:República de Costa Rica 11249:(writer & scholar) 11158:David Alfaro Siqueiros 11108:André and Magda Trocmé 11090:Martin Luther King Jr. 11082:Human rights activists 11042:Edris Rice-Wray Carson 10927:Physiology or Medicine 10795:Patrick Wolrige-Gordon 10591:B. Satya Narayan Reddy 10371:Jaramogi Oginga Odinga 9769:International rankings 9258:. Health-Tourism.com. 7867:La Nación (Costa Rica) 7656:www.buddhistchannel.tv 6623:Honey, Martha (1999). 6597:. 2017. Archived from 6527:"Costa Rica Vacations" 4961:www.travelcostarica.nu 4789:"Costa Rica – Cartago" 4157: 3900:www.livepopulation.com 3743: 3676: 3660: 3617: 3502: 3489:Football in Costa Rica 3463: 3350: 3349:are a national symbol. 3347:Las Carretas (oxcarts) 3208:do not have a religion 3141: 3077:Religion in Costa Rica 2768: 2648: 2256:United States military 2254:of protection for the 2243: 2224: 2170: 2164: 2159: 2155: 2108:Politics of Costa Rica 2039: 2028: 1971: 1946:agricultural chemicals 1920: 1893: 1839: 1827: 1688: 1669:Wildlife of Costa Rica 1616: 1583:abolished the military 1426: 1294: 1286: 1250: 1218: 1105: 1069:World Happiness Report 947:Republic of Costa Rica 672:$ 85.590 billion ( 49: 45:Republic of Costa Rica 10944:Hermann Joseph Muller 10939:Dickinson W. Richards 10747:Komla Agbeli Gbedemah 10324:Léopold Sédar Senghor 9583:Pre-Columbian history 9483:International Futures 9427:UCB Libraries GovPubs 9375:50.2 (2015): 290–316. 9150:Jacob, Brian (2009). 8219:Mallon, Bill (2006). 8113:worldhappiness.report 5514:Nature Communications 5448:: e.T19836A17940807. 5402:: e.T2279A191688782. 5211:"The Happiest People" 4513:worldhappiness.report 4211:, Population Division 4182:, Population Division 3805:Outline of Costa Rica 3753:universal health care 3738: 3673:universal health care 3666: 3658: 3607: 3586:that competed at the 3496: 3458: 3449:Further information: 3345: 3338:Culture of Costa Rica 3135: 2813:Estimations from 2022 2793:Cantons of Costa Rica 2791:Further information: 2766: 2695:European Costa Ricans 2667:(southern Atlantic), 2663:(northern Alajuela), 2646: 2230: 2218: 2126: 2034: 2019: 2006:Tourism in Costa Rica 1962: 1911: 1891: 1833: 1825: 1818:Economy of Costa Rica 1720:white-headed capuchin 1684:Agalychnis callidryas 1680: 1667:Further information: 1614: 1576:Costa Rican Civil War 1423:national coat of arms 1420: 1236: 1141:Isthmo-Colombian Area 1088: 1081:History of Costa Rica 1057:sustainable wellbeing 1053:democratic governance 1026:Costa Rican Civil War 997:pharmaceuticals, and 990:presidential republic 942:[ˈkostaˈrika] 552:• Water (%) 379:presidential republic 11150:Arthur Ernest Bishop 10934:Albert Szent-Györgyi 10300:José Figueres Ferrer 9774:Legislative Assembly 9711:World Heritage Sites 9355:Lehoucq, Fabrice E. 9158:(77). Archived from 8614:4 March 2016 at the 8551:Breaking Belize News 7693:on 28 December 2010. 7458:. 10 November 2016. 7215:(11 November 2021). 7106:Helen Keller Archive 7073:Helen Keller Archive 6990:. 15 December 2013. 6723:Earth Island Journal 6663:World Economic Forum 6531:Costa Rica Vacations 6470:Costa Rica Star News 6440:Central America Data 6025:Alejandra Vargas M. 6000:Worldwatch Institute 5305:costa-rica-guide.com 5277:. 28 November 2018. 3810:Camino de Costa Rica 3765:general practitioner 3713:ecological footprint 3126: No answer (3%) 2432:José Figueres Ferrer 2303:rights of navigation 2237:José Figueres Ferrer 2084:Camino de Costa Rica 1681:Red-eyed tree frog ( 1560:José Figueres Ferrer 1528:United Fruit Company 1224:Christopher Columbus 1212:Spanish colonization 1180:The earliest use of 1109:Pre-Columbian period 1065:Freedom in the World 1018:First Mexican Empire 1012:before coming under 516:Current constitution 473:First Mexican Empire 442:Legislative Assembly 31:For other uses, see 11452: /  11321:(cultural theorist) 10970:Salvatore Quasimodo 10834:Dana McLean Greeley 10544:Cornelis Berkhouwer 10348:Otilio Ulate Blanco 10252:Head of governments 9103:"Executive summary" 8813:(2 February 2007). 8783:National Geographic 8723:on 2 September 2021 8647:10.34667/tind.46596 8554:. 23 October 2021. 8332:The Costa Rica News 7905:on 19 October 2017. 6831:on 29 December 2011 6442:. 8 February 2017. 6264:14 May 2011 at the 6132:atlas.media.mit.edu 5817:. 27 October 2016. 5755:"America Free Zone" 5526:2020NatCo..11.5978G 5027:www.cafeimports.com 4933:. 21 October 2016. 4868:Alarmvogel (1966). 4795:on 22 February 2008 4395:on 11 February 2008 4068:. 10 October 2023. 3531:has played in five 3499:2014 FIFA World Cup 3451:Costa Rican cuisine 3417:National Geographic 3154:freedom of religion 2709:immigrant workers. 2436:Otilio Ulate Blanco 2338:Óscar Arias Sánchez 2311:subsistence fishing 2287:Óscar Arias Sánchez 2051:, 17% pass through 2025:tourist attractions 1572:Otilio Ulate Blanco 1228:Gil González Dávila 1061:Press Freedom Index 177: /  22:Costa Rica, Sinaloa 11386:World constitution 11214:Hugh J. Schonfield 11174:Edward J. Sparling 10699:Irène de Lipkowski 10687:Inder Kumar Gujral 10336:Muhammad Ayub Khan 9881:Telecommunications 9593:Captaincy General 9460:Costa Rica profile 9434:"Costa Rica"  9412:The World Factbook 9385:Sandoval, Carlos. 9232:Palgrave Macmillan 9162:on 17 January 2013 9109:. pp. 11–12. 8271:Olympian Data Base 8046:. 21 August 2012. 7436:on 3 November 2011 6825:"IJC Court Ruling" 6758:on 27 October 2021 6349:on 18 August 2015. 6288:on 17 January 2013 6037:on 11 October 2007 5908:"Export.gov – CCG" 5731:. 23 August 2016. 5244:. 5 January 2018. 5223:on 1 January 2022. 5215:The New York Times 4687:on 21 January 2013 4647:"About Costa Rica" 4634:Botey Sobrado 2002 4622:Botey Sobrado 2002 4543:countryeconomy.com 4489:on 8 November 2010 4363:El Espíritu del 48 3863:The World Factbook 3744: 3701:Happy Planet Index 3677: 3661: 3618: 3503: 3464: 3438:Happy Planet Index 3414:In November 2017, 3351: 3248:temple in San José 3142: 2777:Dominican Republic 2769: 2649: 2416:world constitution 2371:Global Peace Index 2258:(as covered under 2244: 2225: 2156: 2040: 2029: 1972: 1921: 1894: 1840: 1828: 1689: 1617: 1427: 1396:Battle of Ochomogo 1251: 1158:. The presence of 1106: 1030:abolished its army 1010:indigenous peoples 961:to the northeast, 957:to the north, the 657:2023 estimate 605:2023 estimate 422:2nd Vice-President 407:1st Vice-President 236:Ethnic groups 11435: 11434: 11350: 11342: 11334: 11322: 11314: 11306: 11298: 11290: 11282: 11274: 11266: 11258: 11250: 11242: 11234: 11226: 11218: 11210: 11202: 11194: 11186: 11178: 11170: 11162: 11154: 11112: 11062:Priyadaranjan Ray 11018: 11017: 11011: 10949:Macfarlane Burnet 10914: 10821:Religious leaders 10815: 10814: 10807:William Beveridge 10615:Diwan Chaman Lall 10516: 10515: 10080: 10079: 10040: 10039: 9911: 9910: 9850: 9849: 9813:Political parties 9764:Foreign relations 9719: 9718: 9392:Wilson, Bruce M. 9321:Huhn, Sebastian: 9284:Blake, Beatrice. 9241:978-0-230-60006-5 9200:978-1-56808-178-6 8232:978-0-8108-6524-2 8178:. 20 March 2017. 8115:. 20 March 2017. 8087:978-1-57473-400-3 7945:9 November 2017. 7756:on 25 August 2010 7409:978-1-55587-737-8 7365:Los Angeles Times 7172:978-1-933567-16-7 6988:Los Angeles Times 6809:. 18 March 2009. 6640:978-1-55963-582-0 6233:gain.fas.usda.gov 6138:on 10 August 2017 5434:Saimiri oerstedii 5370:978-1-86450-034-9 4967:on 13 August 2017 4901:"Central America" 4774:978-0-8014-8188-8 4515:. 20 March 2023. 4302:. 11 March 2017. 4127:. 13 March 2024. 3866:(2024 ed.). 3792:Costa Rica portal 3679:According to the 3574:As of late 2021, 3565:COVID-19 pandemic 3543:was runner-up in 3541:CONCACAF Gold Cup 3285:Ngäbere languages 3067: 3066: 2771:According to the 2613: 2612: 2316:flag of Nicaragua 2178:Foreign relations 2035:Waterfall in the 1954:renewable sources 1934:Coffee production 1914:coffee plantation 1814: 1813: 1756:white-nosed coati 1726:, the endangered 1627:to the north and 1402:, located in the 1327:Like the rest of 1125:Intermediate Area 1121:indigenous people 1049:human development 835: 834: 759:Costa Rican colón 682:• Per capita 630:• Per capita 556:1.05 (as of 2015) 465:15 September 1821 448:Independence from 135: 11542: 11525:Christian states 11467: 11466: 11464: 11463: 11462: 11457: 11453: 11450: 11449: 11448: 11445: 11425: 11424: 11396:World federalism 11391:World government 11348: 11340: 11328: 11320: 11312: 11304: 11296: 11294:Shigeri Yamataka 11288: 11280: 11278:Rameshwari Nehru 11272: 11264: 11256: 11248: 11240: 11232: 11224: 11216: 11208: 11201:(science editor) 11200: 11192: 11190:Gregorio Bermann 11184: 11176: 11168: 11166:E. M. L. Odjidja 11161:(Social realist) 11160: 11152: 11110: 11032:Charles C. Price 11009: 10965:Bertrand Russell 10912: 10910:Frederick Sanger 10869: 10868: 10849:Martin Niemöller 10805: 10804: 10793: 10792: 10781: 10780: 10769: 10768: 10757: 10756: 10745: 10744: 10733: 10732: 10721: 10720: 10709: 10708: 10697: 10696: 10685: 10684: 10673: 10672: 10661: 10660: 10649: 10648: 10637: 10636: 10625: 10624: 10613: 10612: 10603:Chiyo Sakakibara 10601: 10600: 10589: 10588: 10577: 10576: 10565: 10564: 10542: 10541: 10540: 10527: 10526: 10506: 10505: 10494: 10493: 10482: 10481: 10457: 10456: 10445: 10444: 10420: 10419: 10408: 10407: 10396: 10395: 10369: 10368: 10346: 10345: 10334: 10333: 10322: 10321: 10310: 10309: 10298: 10297: 10286: 10285: 10274: 10273: 10257: 10256: 10240: 10238: 10237: 10227: 10225: 10224: 10214: 10212: 10211: 10201: 10199: 10198: 10188: 10186: 10185: 10134: 10107: 10100: 10093: 10084: 10083: 10060: 10053: 9922: 9921: 9876: 9861: 9860: 9730: 9729: 9649: 9648: 9629: 9596: 9546: 9539: 9532: 9523: 9522: 9506: 9472: 9471: 9444: 9436: 9318: 9272: 9271: 9269: 9267: 9252: 9246: 9245: 9223: 9212: 9211: 9210:on 20 July 2011. 9209: 9203:. Archived from 9192: 9181: 9172: 9171: 9169: 9167: 9147: 9141: 9140: 9138: 9136: 9098: 9092: 9091: 9089: 9087: 9069: 9037: 9031: 9030: 9028: 9026: 9005: 8999: 8998: 8996: 8994: 8973: 8967: 8966: 8964: 8962: 8941: 8935: 8934: 8932: 8930: 8921:. Archived from 8910: 8904: 8903: 8901: 8899: 8880:(14 June 2012). 8874: 8868: 8867: 8865: 8863: 8841: 8835: 8834: 8832: 8830: 8807: 8801: 8800: 8798: 8796: 8791:on 16 April 2008 8787:. Archived from 8773: 8767: 8766: 8764: 8762: 8753:. Archived from 8739: 8733: 8732: 8730: 8728: 8717:INSEAD Knowledge 8709: 8703: 8702: 8700: 8698: 8679: 8673: 8672: 8670: 8668: 8632: 8626: 8606: 8600: 8599: 8597: 8595: 8586:. 22 June 2021. 8574: 8568: 8567: 8565: 8563: 8542: 8536: 8535: 8533: 8531: 8512: 8506: 8505: 8503: 8501: 8482: 8476: 8475: 8473: 8471: 8452: 8446: 8445: 8443: 8441: 8427: 8420: 8414: 8413: 8411: 8409: 8400:. Archived from 8387: 8381: 8380: 8378: 8376: 8354: 8348: 8347: 8345: 8343: 8323: 8317: 8316: 8314: 8312: 8293: 8287: 8286: 8284: 8282: 8263: 8257: 8256: 8254: 8252: 8216: 8210: 8209: 8207: 8205: 8190: 8184: 8183: 8173: 8166: 8160: 8159: 8157: 8155: 8144:Business Insider 8135: 8129: 8128: 8126: 8124: 8105: 8099: 8098: 8096: 8075: 8066: 8060: 8059: 8057: 8055: 8036: 8027: 8026: 8024: 8022: 7994: 7988: 7987: 7985: 7983: 7974:12 August 2016. 7968: 7959: 7958: 7956: 7954: 7939: 7933: 7932: 7930: 7928: 7913: 7907: 7906: 7889: 7883: 7882: 7880: 7878: 7858: 7852: 7851: 7849: 7847: 7838:. 17 July 2019. 7828: 7819: 7818: 7816: 7814: 7799: 7793: 7792: 7790: 7788: 7773: 7767: 7765: 7763: 7761: 7752:. Archived from 7746: 7740: 7739: 7737: 7735: 7720: 7714: 7701: 7695: 7694: 7678: 7672: 7671: 7669: 7667: 7648: 7642: 7641: 7639: 7637: 7631: 7624: 7616: 7607: 7604: 7598: 7597: 7595: 7593: 7583: 7570: 7564: 7563: 7561: 7559: 7539: 7533: 7532: 7530: 7528: 7509: 7503: 7502: 7500: 7498: 7478: 7472: 7471: 7469: 7467: 7452: 7446: 7445: 7443: 7441: 7435: 7428: 7420: 7414: 7413: 7387: 7381: 7380: 7378: 7376: 7356: 7350: 7337: 7331: 7330: 7310: 7304: 7303: 7301: 7299: 7279: 7273: 7272: 7270: 7268: 7262: 7251: 7243: 7237: 7236: 7234: 7232: 7209: 7203: 7202: 7200: 7198: 7183: 7177: 7176: 7158: 7152: 7151: 7149: 7147: 7128: 7122: 7121: 7119: 7117: 7098: 7089: 7088: 7086: 7084: 7065: 7056: 7055: 7053: 7051: 7036: 7030: 7029: 7027: 7025: 7010: 7004: 7003: 7001: 6999: 6980: 6974: 6973: 6971: 6963: 6957: 6956: 6954: 6952: 6932: 6926: 6924: 6922: 6920: 6911:. Archived from 6905: 6899: 6898: 6896: 6894: 6888: 6882:. Archived from 6881: 6873: 6867: 6866: 6864: 6862: 6847: 6841: 6840: 6838: 6836: 6821: 6815: 6814: 6799: 6793: 6792: 6790: 6788: 6773: 6767: 6766: 6765: 6763: 6754:, archived from 6745: 6739: 6738: 6736: 6734: 6714: 6708: 6707: 6705: 6703: 6694:. 23 June 2017. 6688: 6682: 6681: 6679: 6677: 6671: 6660: 6651: 6645: 6644: 6620: 6614: 6613: 6611: 6609: 6603: 6592: 6584: 6578: 6577: 6575: 6573: 6568:on 11 April 2008 6553: 6547: 6546: 6544: 6542: 6523: 6517: 6516: 6514: 6512: 6492: 6486: 6485: 6483: 6481: 6472:. 16 June 2017. 6462: 6456: 6455: 6453: 6451: 6432: 6426: 6425: 6423: 6421: 6403: 6383: 6377: 6376: 6374: 6372: 6357: 6351: 6350: 6335: 6329: 6328: 6326: 6324: 6315:. Archived from 6304: 6298: 6297: 6295: 6293: 6278: 6272: 6255: 6244: 6243: 6241: 6230: 6222: 6216: 6214: 6212: 6210: 6204: 6197: 6188: 6177: 6176: 6174: 6172: 6157: 6148: 6147: 6145: 6143: 6134:. Archived from 6124: 6115: 6114: 6112: 6110: 6091: 6085: 6084: 6082: 6080: 6053: 6047: 6046: 6044: 6042: 6022: 6016: 6015: 6013: 6011: 6006:on 26 March 2009 6002:. Archived from 5991: 5985: 5984: 5982: 5980: 5960: 5954: 5953: 5951: 5949: 5944:on 6 August 2017 5934: 5928: 5927: 5925: 5923: 5918:on 18 April 2017 5914:. Archived from 5903: 5888: 5887: 5885: 5883: 5867: 5861: 5860: 5858: 5856: 5837: 5831: 5830: 5828: 5826: 5807: 5801: 5800: 5798: 5796: 5787:. 19 June 2017. 5781: 5775: 5774: 5772: 5770: 5751: 5745: 5744: 5742: 5740: 5725: 5716: 5715: 5713: 5711: 5692: 5686: 5685: 5683: 5681: 5672:. 24 July 2017. 5666: 5660: 5659: 5657: 5655: 5636: 5630: 5629: 5627: 5625: 5605: 5599: 5598: 5596: 5594: 5575: 5564: 5563: 5553: 5504: 5498: 5497: 5495: 5493: 5473: 5467: 5466: 5464: 5462: 5457: 5427: 5421: 5420: 5418: 5416: 5411: 5388:Ateles geoffroyi 5381: 5375: 5374: 5356: 5347: 5346: 5344: 5342: 5327: 5321: 5320: 5318: 5316: 5297: 5291: 5290: 5288: 5286: 5267: 5258: 5257: 5255: 5253: 5234: 5225: 5224: 5222: 5207: 5198: 5192: 5186: 5185: 5169: 5159: 5153: 5152: 5150: 5148: 5120: 5114: 5113: 5093: 5087: 5086: 5079: 5073: 5072: 5070: 5068: 5057:www.anywhere.com 5049: 5043: 5042: 5040: 5038: 5018: 5007: 5006: 5004: 5002: 4983: 4977: 4976: 4974: 4972: 4963:. Archived from 4953: 4947: 4946: 4944: 4942: 4927: 4921: 4920: 4918: 4916: 4911:on 2 August 2017 4907:. Archived from 4897: 4891: 4888: 4882: 4881: 4865: 4859: 4858: 4841: 4835: 4834: 4832: 4830: 4811: 4805: 4804: 4802: 4800: 4785: 4779: 4778: 4766: 4756: 4750: 4749: 4742: 4736: 4735: 4733: 4731: 4703: 4697: 4696: 4694: 4692: 4683:. Archived from 4673: 4667: 4666: 4664: 4662: 4643: 4637: 4636:, pp. 32–33 4631: 4625: 4619: 4613: 4612: 4596: 4590: 4589: 4587: 4585: 4565: 4559: 4558: 4556: 4554: 4535: 4529: 4528: 4526: 4524: 4505: 4499: 4498: 4496: 4494: 4488: 4481: 4470: 4464: 4463: 4461: 4459: 4453: 4437: 4431: 4430: 4428: 4426: 4411: 4405: 4404: 4402: 4400: 4385: 4379: 4378: 4376: 4374: 4355: 4349: 4348: 4346: 4344: 4325: 4316: 4315: 4313: 4311: 4296: 4285: 4284: 4282: 4280: 4275:on 13 April 2020 4265: 4259: 4258: 4256: 4254: 4248: 4237: 4227: 4221: 4220: 4218: 4216: 4206: 4198: 4192: 4191: 4189: 4187: 4172: 4166: 4165: 4150: 4144: 4143: 4141: 4139: 4133: 4122: 4114: 4108: 4107: 4105: 4103: 4088: 4082: 4081: 4079: 4077: 4054: 4041: 4040: 4038: 4036: 4017: 4008: 4007: 4005: 4003: 3984: 3978: 3977: 3975: 3973: 3954: 3948: 3947: 3945: 3943: 3927: 3916: 3915: 3913: 3911: 3892: 3883: 3878: 3876: 3874: 3854: 3830: 3827: 3794: 3789: 3788: 3787: 3689:Nicoya Peninsula 3623:public education 3584:beach volleyball 3125: 3119: 3109: 3099: 3089: 2897: 2887: 2860: 2850: 2810: 2798: 2797: 2689: 2636:, 1.1% black or 2468: 2467: 2442:Environmentalism 2173: 2167: 2096:renewable energy 2072:foreign exchange 1809: 1806: 1800: 1788: 1787: 1780: 1656:tropical climate 1453:, in the north. 1365:Rivas, Nicaragua 1299: 1291: 1247:Cartago province 1244: 1243: 1221: 1190:colonial society 1156:Turrialba Valley 1148:hunter-gatherers 1003:Free Trade Zones 973:to the south of 944: 939: 935: 934: 933: 932: 925: 922: 921: 918: 915: 912: 909: 906: 899: 891: 890: 887: 886: 883: 880: 877: 874: 870: 869: 866: 863: 860: 857: 854: 847: 778: 745: 744: 738: 737: 731: 720: 719: 713: 712: 706: 690: 689: 671: 670: 654: 638: 637: 619: 618: 602: 498:14 November 1838 494: 209: 192: 191: 189: 188: 187: 182: 181:9.933°N 84.083°W 178: 175: 174: 173: 170: 155:and largest city 148: 137: 136: 120: 112: 111: 87: 73: 60: 52: 41: 40: 36: 29: 11550: 11549: 11545: 11544: 11543: 11541: 11540: 11539: 11470: 11469: 11460: 11458: 11454: 11451: 11446: 11443: 11441: 11439: 11438: 11436: 11431: 11400: 11374: 11353: 11346:Toyohiko Kagawa 11310:Stanley Slotkin 11281:(social worker) 11138: 11120: 11094: 11076: 11072:Wilder Penfield 11057:Pitirim Sorokin 11014: 10995: 10974: 10953: 10922: 10898: 10864:Nobel laureates 10858: 10811: 10799: 10787: 10775: 10763: 10751: 10739: 10735:Kenzō Matsumura 10727: 10715: 10703: 10691: 10679: 10667: 10655: 10651:Hisato Ichimada 10643: 10631: 10619: 10607: 10595: 10583: 10571: 10559: 10548: 10538: 10536: 10512: 10500: 10488: 10476: 10463: 10451: 10439: 10426: 10414: 10402: 10390: 10383:Prime Ministers 10377: 10363: 10357:Vice-presidents 10352: 10340: 10328: 10316: 10304: 10292: 10280: 10268: 10246: 10235: 10233: 10222: 10220: 10209: 10207: 10196: 10194: 10183: 10181: 10168: 10128: 10120: 10111: 10081: 10076: 10063: 10056: 10049: 10036: 10027:Public holidays 9968: 9907: 9874: 9846: 9830:Public finances 9715: 9696:Water resources 9638: 9627: 9594: 9569: 9559: 9550: 9504: 9502:Wayback Machine 9469: 9455:Wayback Machine 9431: 9403: 9364:Longley, Kyle. 9311:"In Costa Rica" 9301:Edelman, Marc. 9281: 9279:Further reading 9276: 9275: 9265: 9263: 9254: 9253: 9249: 9242: 9224: 9215: 9207: 9201: 9190: 9182: 9175: 9165: 9163: 9148: 9144: 9134: 9132: 9125: 9099: 9095: 9085: 9083: 9038: 9034: 9024: 9022: 9007: 9006: 9002: 8992: 8990: 8975: 8974: 8970: 8960: 8958: 8943: 8942: 8938: 8928: 8926: 8925:on 18 June 2012 8911: 8907: 8897: 8895: 8875: 8871: 8861: 8859: 8842: 8838: 8828: 8826: 8808: 8804: 8794: 8792: 8774: 8770: 8760: 8758: 8757:on 25 June 2012 8740: 8736: 8726: 8724: 8711: 8710: 8706: 8696: 8694: 8681: 8680: 8676: 8666: 8664: 8657: 8633: 8629: 8616:Wayback Machine 8607: 8603: 8593: 8591: 8576: 8575: 8571: 8561: 8559: 8544: 8543: 8539: 8529: 8527: 8514: 8513: 8509: 8499: 8497: 8484: 8483: 8479: 8469: 8467: 8454: 8453: 8449: 8439: 8437: 8422: 8421: 8417: 8407: 8405: 8404:on 30 June 2014 8388: 8384: 8374: 8372: 8355: 8351: 8341: 8339: 8324: 8320: 8310: 8308: 8295: 8294: 8290: 8280: 8278: 8265: 8264: 8260: 8250: 8248: 8233: 8217: 8213: 8203: 8201: 8192: 8191: 8187: 8168: 8167: 8163: 8153: 8151: 8138:Brodwin, Erin. 8136: 8132: 8122: 8120: 8107: 8106: 8102: 8094: 8088: 8073: 8067: 8063: 8053: 8051: 8044:Speaking Latino 8038: 8037: 8030: 8020: 8018: 8011: 7995: 7991: 7981: 7979: 7970: 7969: 7962: 7952: 7950: 7941: 7940: 7936: 7926: 7924: 7915: 7914: 7910: 7891: 7890: 7886: 7876: 7874: 7859: 7855: 7845: 7843: 7830: 7829: 7822: 7812: 7810: 7809:on 8 March 2002 7801: 7800: 7796: 7786: 7784: 7775: 7774: 7770: 7759: 7757: 7748: 7747: 7743: 7733: 7731: 7722: 7721: 7717: 7711:Wayback Machine 7702: 7698: 7679: 7675: 7665: 7663: 7650: 7649: 7645: 7635: 7633: 7629: 7622: 7618: 7617: 7610: 7605: 7601: 7591: 7589: 7581: 7571: 7567: 7557: 7555: 7540: 7536: 7526: 7524: 7511: 7510: 7506: 7496: 7494: 7479: 7475: 7465: 7463: 7454: 7453: 7449: 7439: 7437: 7433: 7426: 7422: 7421: 7417: 7410: 7402:. p. 118. 7398:. Boulder, CO: 7388: 7384: 7374: 7372: 7357: 7353: 7347:Wayback Machine 7338: 7334: 7311: 7307: 7297: 7295: 7288:Huffington Post 7282:Schulman, Bob. 7280: 7276: 7266: 7264: 7260: 7249: 7245: 7244: 7240: 7230: 7228: 7210: 7206: 7196: 7194: 7185: 7184: 7180: 7173: 7159: 7155: 7145: 7143: 7130: 7129: 7125: 7115: 7113: 7100: 7099: 7092: 7082: 7080: 7067: 7066: 7059: 7049: 7047: 7038: 7037: 7033: 7023: 7021: 7012: 7011: 7007: 6997: 6995: 6982: 6981: 6977: 6969: 6965: 6964: 6960: 6950: 6948: 6933: 6929: 6918: 6916: 6907: 6906: 6902: 6892: 6890: 6889:on 5 April 2016 6886: 6879: 6875: 6874: 6870: 6860: 6858: 6849: 6848: 6844: 6834: 6832: 6823: 6822: 6818: 6801: 6800: 6796: 6786: 6784: 6783:on 7 March 2019 6775: 6774: 6770: 6761: 6759: 6746: 6742: 6732: 6730: 6715: 6711: 6701: 6699: 6690: 6689: 6685: 6675: 6673: 6669: 6658: 6652: 6648: 6641: 6621: 6617: 6607: 6605: 6604:on 20 July 2018 6601: 6590: 6586: 6585: 6581: 6571: 6569: 6554: 6550: 6540: 6538: 6525: 6524: 6520: 6510: 6508: 6493: 6489: 6479: 6477: 6464: 6463: 6459: 6449: 6447: 6434: 6433: 6429: 6419: 6417: 6384: 6380: 6370: 6368: 6359: 6358: 6354: 6337: 6336: 6332: 6322: 6320: 6305: 6301: 6291: 6289: 6280: 6279: 6275: 6266:Wayback Machine 6256: 6247: 6239: 6228: 6226:"Annual report" 6224: 6223: 6219: 6215:Table 44 and 45 6208: 6206: 6205:on 2 March 2011 6202: 6195: 6189: 6180: 6170: 6168: 6163:. 16 May 2017. 6159: 6158: 6151: 6141: 6139: 6126: 6125: 6118: 6108: 6106: 6093: 6092: 6088: 6078: 6076: 6055: 6054: 6050: 6040: 6038: 6023: 6019: 6009: 6007: 5992: 5988: 5978: 5976: 5961: 5957: 5947: 5945: 5936: 5935: 5931: 5921: 5919: 5912:2016.export.gov 5904: 5891: 5881: 5879: 5868: 5864: 5854: 5852: 5847:. 4 July 2017. 5839: 5838: 5834: 5824: 5822: 5809: 5808: 5804: 5794: 5792: 5783: 5782: 5778: 5768: 5766: 5753: 5752: 5748: 5738: 5736: 5727: 5726: 5719: 5709: 5707: 5694: 5693: 5689: 5679: 5677: 5668: 5667: 5663: 5653: 5651: 5638: 5637: 5633: 5623: 5621: 5606: 5602: 5592: 5590: 5577: 5576: 5567: 5505: 5501: 5491: 5489: 5474: 5470: 5460: 5458: 5428: 5424: 5414: 5412: 5382: 5378: 5371: 5357: 5350: 5340: 5338: 5329: 5328: 5324: 5314: 5312: 5299: 5298: 5294: 5284: 5282: 5269: 5268: 5261: 5251: 5249: 5236: 5235: 5228: 5209: 5208: 5201: 5193: 5189: 5182: 5160: 5156: 5146: 5144: 5137: 5121: 5117: 5110: 5094: 5090: 5081: 5080: 5076: 5066: 5064: 5051: 5050: 5046: 5036: 5034: 5021:Imports, Cafe. 5019: 5010: 5000: 4998: 4985: 4984: 4980: 4970: 4968: 4955: 4954: 4950: 4940: 4938: 4929: 4928: 4924: 4914: 4912: 4899: 4898: 4894: 4889: 4885: 4866: 4862: 4855: 4847:. EUNED. 2005. 4843: 4842: 4838: 4828: 4826: 4813: 4812: 4808: 4798: 4796: 4787: 4786: 4782: 4775: 4757: 4753: 4744: 4743: 4739: 4729: 4727: 4720: 4704: 4700: 4690: 4688: 4675: 4674: 4670: 4660: 4658: 4645: 4644: 4640: 4632: 4628: 4620: 4616: 4597: 4593: 4583: 4581: 4574:Travel Off Path 4566: 4562: 4552: 4550: 4537: 4536: 4532: 4522: 4520: 4507: 4506: 4502: 4492: 4490: 4486: 4479: 4472: 4471: 4467: 4457: 4455: 4451: 4439: 4438: 4434: 4424: 4422: 4413: 4412: 4408: 4398: 4396: 4387: 4386: 4382: 4372: 4370: 4357: 4356: 4352: 4342: 4340: 4327: 4326: 4319: 4309: 4307: 4298: 4297: 4288: 4278: 4276: 4267: 4266: 4262: 4252: 4250: 4246: 4235: 4228: 4224: 4214: 4212: 4204: 4200: 4199: 4195: 4185: 4183: 4174: 4173: 4169: 4151: 4147: 4137: 4135: 4131: 4120: 4116: 4115: 4111: 4101: 4099: 4090: 4089: 4085: 4075: 4073: 4056: 4055: 4044: 4034: 4032: 4019: 4018: 4011: 4001: 3999: 3986: 3985: 3981: 3971: 3969: 3956: 3955: 3951: 3941: 3939: 3928: 3919: 3909: 3907: 3894: 3893: 3886: 3872: 3870: 3856: 3855: 3844: 3839: 3834: 3833: 3828: 3824: 3819: 3790: 3785: 3783: 3780: 3772:medical tourism 3705:life expectancy 3685:life expectancy 3671:who instituted 3653: 3647: 3614:Central America 3602: 3596: 3580:Central America 3507:Summer Olympics 3491: 3483:Main articles: 3481: 3468:Native American 3453: 3447: 3340: 3334: 3317:(also known as 3262: 3256: 3197:Roman Catholics 3130: 3129: 3128: 3127: 3123: 3121: 3117: 3115: 3107: 3105: 3097: 3095: 3087: 3079: 3073: 3068: 2898: 2892: 2888: 2861: 2855: 2851: 2815: 2814: 2811: 2808: 2806: 2803: 2795: 2789: 2787:Largest cantons 2756:and government 2683: 2634:Native American 2466: 2458:Main articles: 2456: 2444: 2412: 2399:police agency. 2379: 2241:National Museum 2186: 2180: 2121: 2115: 2110: 2104: 2014: 2008: 2002: 1981:carbon fixation 1965:industrial park 1886: 1820: 1810: 1804: 1801: 1798: 1789: 1785: 1778: 1675: 1665: 1663:Flora and fauna 1652: 1609: 1603: 1556:Tinoco's regime 1547: 1541: 1465: 1459: 1329:Central America 1325: 1315: 1214: 1117: 1111: 1096:culture at the 1092:created by the 1083: 1077: 986:sovereign state 967:maritime border 937: 928: 927: 903: 894: 893: 871: 851: 842: 841: 830: 773: 742: 741: 740: 729: 718:high inequality 717: 716: 715: 704: 683: 664: 652: 631: 612: 596: 580: 570: 553: 539: 521:7 November 1949 518: 505: 495: 492:Central America 491: 489: 485: 475: 462: 424: 413:Stephan Brunner 409: 394: 367: 346: 334: 294: 286: 240: 230: 207: 185: 183: 179: 176: 171: 168: 166: 164: 163: 162: 156: 139: 138: 126: 121: 114: 95: 94: 93: 88: 80: 79: 74: 61: 54: 46: 37: 30: 19: 17: 12: 11: 5: 11548: 11538: 11537: 11532: 11527: 11522: 11517: 11512: 11507: 11502: 11497: 11492: 11487: 11482: 11433: 11432: 11430: 11429: 11419: 11405: 11402: 11401: 11399: 11398: 11393: 11388: 11382: 11380: 11376: 11375: 11373: 11372: 11367: 11361: 11359: 11355: 11354: 11352: 11351: 11343: 11335: 11323: 11315: 11307: 11299: 11291: 11283: 11275: 11267: 11262:Oscar Niemeyer 11259: 11251: 11246:Mark Van Doren 11243: 11235: 11227: 11225:(union leader) 11219: 11211: 11203: 11195: 11187: 11179: 11171: 11163: 11155: 11146: 11144: 11140: 11139: 11137: 11136: 11134:Hugh B. Hester 11130: 11128: 11122: 11121: 11119: 11118: 11116:Brock Chisholm 11113: 11104: 11102: 11096: 11095: 11093: 11092: 11086: 11084: 11078: 11077: 11075: 11074: 11069: 11064: 11059: 11054: 11049: 11047:Harlow Shapley 11044: 11039: 11034: 11028: 11026: 11020: 11019: 11016: 11015: 11013: 11012: 11003: 11001: 10997: 10996: 10994: 10993: 10991:Joseph Rotblat 10988: 10982: 10980: 10976: 10975: 10973: 10972: 10967: 10961: 10959: 10955: 10954: 10952: 10951: 10946: 10941: 10936: 10930: 10928: 10924: 10923: 10921: 10920: 10915: 10906: 10904: 10900: 10899: 10897: 10896: 10891: 10886: 10881: 10879:Alfred Kastler 10875: 10873: 10866: 10860: 10859: 10857: 10856: 10851: 10846: 10841: 10839:George MacLeod 10836: 10831: 10825: 10823: 10817: 10816: 10813: 10812: 10810: 10809: 10797: 10785: 10773: 10761: 10749: 10737: 10725: 10713: 10701: 10689: 10677: 10665: 10653: 10641: 10629: 10617: 10605: 10593: 10581: 10569: 10556: 10554: 10550: 10549: 10547: 10546: 10533: 10531: 10524: 10518: 10517: 10514: 10513: 10511: 10510: 10498: 10486: 10473: 10471: 10465: 10464: 10462: 10461: 10449: 10436: 10434: 10428: 10427: 10425: 10424: 10422:Tetsu Katayama 10412: 10400: 10398:Clement Attlee 10387: 10385: 10379: 10378: 10376: 10375: 10373: 10360: 10358: 10354: 10353: 10351: 10350: 10338: 10326: 10314: 10312:Julius Nyerere 10302: 10290: 10278: 10265: 10263: 10254: 10248: 10247: 10245: 10244: 10231: 10218: 10205: 10192: 10178: 10176: 10170: 10169: 10167: 10166: 10161: 10159:Margaret Isely 10156: 10151: 10146: 10140: 10139: 10136: 10135: 10125: 10122: 10121: 10110: 10109: 10102: 10095: 10087: 10078: 10077: 10075: 10074: 10069: 10062: 10061: 10054: 10046: 10045: 10042: 10041: 10038: 10037: 10035: 10034: 10029: 10024: 10019: 10014: 10009: 10004: 9999: 9994: 9989: 9984: 9978: 9976: 9970: 9969: 9967: 9966: 9961: 9956: 9951: 9946: 9941: 9936: 9931: 9925: 9919: 9913: 9912: 9909: 9908: 9906: 9905: 9900: 9895: 9894: 9893: 9883: 9878: 9870: 9864: 9858: 9852: 9851: 9848: 9847: 9845: 9844: 9843: 9842: 9832: 9827: 9826: 9825: 9815: 9810: 9805: 9800: 9799: 9798: 9788: 9787: 9786: 9781: 9771: 9766: 9761: 9756: 9755: 9754: 9749: 9744: 9733: 9727: 9721: 9720: 9717: 9716: 9714: 9713: 9708: 9703: 9698: 9693: 9688: 9683: 9681:National parks 9678: 9673: 9668: 9663: 9658: 9652: 9646: 9640: 9639: 9637: 9636: 9631: 9623: 9618: 9613: 9608: 9603: 9598: 9590: 9585: 9579: 9577: 9571: 9570: 9564: 9561: 9560: 9549: 9548: 9541: 9534: 9526: 9520: 9519: 9513: 9512: 9508: 9507: 9491: 9490: 9486: 9485: 9476: 9466: 9457: 9445: 9429: 9420: 9402: 9401:External links 9399: 9398: 9397: 9390: 9383: 9376: 9369: 9362: 9353: 9346: 9339: 9328: 9319: 9306: 9299: 9289: 9280: 9277: 9274: 9273: 9247: 9240: 9213: 9199: 9173: 9142: 9123: 9093: 9052:(4): 636–643. 9032: 9000: 8968: 8936: 8905: 8869: 8836: 8802: 8768: 8734: 8704: 8674: 8655: 8627: 8601: 8569: 8537: 8507: 8477: 8447: 8415: 8382: 8349: 8318: 8288: 8258: 8231: 8211: 8185: 8161: 8130: 8100: 8086: 8061: 8028: 8009: 7989: 7960: 7934: 7908: 7884: 7853: 7820: 7794: 7768: 7741: 7715: 7696: 7673: 7643: 7608: 7599: 7584:(in Spanish). 7565: 7534: 7504: 7473: 7447: 7415: 7408: 7382: 7351: 7332: 7305: 7274: 7238: 7213:United Nations 7204: 7178: 7171: 7153: 7123: 7090: 7057: 7031: 7005: 6975: 6958: 6927: 6915:on 11 May 2011 6900: 6868: 6857:on 11 May 2011 6842: 6816: 6794: 6768: 6740: 6709: 6683: 6646: 6639: 6615: 6579: 6548: 6518: 6487: 6457: 6427: 6378: 6352: 6330: 6299: 6273: 6245: 6217: 6178: 6149: 6116: 6099:www.export.gov 6086: 6048: 6017: 5986: 5955: 5929: 5889: 5862: 5832: 5802: 5776: 5746: 5717: 5687: 5661: 5631: 5600: 5565: 5499: 5468: 5422: 5376: 5369: 5348: 5322: 5292: 5275:Deutsche Welle 5259: 5226: 5199: 5187: 5181:978-0801481888 5180: 5154: 5135: 5115: 5108: 5088: 5074: 5044: 5008: 4978: 4948: 4922: 4892: 4883: 4860: 4853: 4836: 4821:(in Spanish). 4806: 4780: 4773: 4751: 4737: 4718: 4698: 4668: 4638: 4626: 4614: 4591: 4560: 4530: 4500: 4465: 4454:on 23 May 2020 4432: 4421:on 10 May 2011 4406: 4380: 4365:(in Spanish). 4350: 4317: 4286: 4260: 4242:(in Spanish). 4222: 4193: 4167: 4145: 4109: 4094:. World Bank. 4083: 4042: 4009: 3979: 3949: 3917: 3884: 3841: 3840: 3838: 3835: 3832: 3831: 3821: 3820: 3818: 3815: 3814: 3813: 3807: 3802: 3796: 3795: 3779: 3776: 3721:antenatal care 3683:, in 2010 the 3649:Main article: 3646: 3643: 3598:Main article: 3595: 3592: 3553:Premier League 3549:Paulo Wanchope 3533:FIFA World Cup 3519:Olympic Medals 3480: 3477: 3446: 3443: 3363:conquistadores 3336:Main article: 3333: 3330: 3308:Creole-English 3258:Main article: 3255: 3252: 3178:United Kingdom 3150:state religion 3122: 3116: 3106: 3096: 3086: 3082: 3081: 3080: 3075:Main article: 3072: 3069: 3065: 3064: 3061: 3056: 3051: 3047: 3046: 3043: 3038: 3033: 3029: 3028: 3025: 3020: 3015: 3011: 3010: 3007: 3002: 2997: 2993: 2992: 2989: 2984: 2979: 2975: 2974: 2971: 2966: 2961: 2957: 2956: 2953: 2948: 2943: 2939: 2938: 2935: 2930: 2925: 2921: 2920: 2917: 2912: 2907: 2903: 2902: 2881: 2878: 2873: 2868: 2865: 2843: 2842: 2840: 2835: 2830: 2825: 2820: 2817: 2816: 2812: 2807: 2804: 2801: 2796: 2788: 2785: 2752:who fled from 2703:Creole English 2659:(Guanacaste), 2638:Afro-Caribbean 2611: 2610: 2607: 2604: 2598: 2597: 2594: 2591: 2585: 2584: 2581: 2578: 2572: 2571: 2568: 2565: 2561: 2560: 2557: 2554: 2550: 2549: 2546: 2543: 2539: 2538: 2535: 2532: 2528: 2527: 2524: 2521: 2517: 2516: 2513: 2510: 2506: 2505: 2502: 2499: 2495: 2494: 2491: 2488: 2484: 2483: 2480: 2477: 2473: 2472: 2455: 2452: 2443: 2440: 2411: 2408: 2392:Deutsche Welle 2378: 2375: 2299:San Juan River 2233:army abolition 2223:in the Pacific 2190:United Nations 2182:Main article: 2179: 2176: 2117:Main article: 2114: 2111: 2106:Main article: 2103: 2100: 2004:Main article: 2001: 1998: 1997: 1996: 1993: 1950:carbon neutral 1885: 1882: 1849:budget deficit 1816:Main article: 1812: 1811: 1805:September 2019 1792: 1790: 1783: 1777: 1774: 1765:rogiera amoena 1724:mantled howler 1664: 1661: 1651: 1648: 1636:Cerro Chirripó 1631:to the south. 1605:Main article: 1602: 1599: 1564:armed uprising 1540: 1537: 1504:Minor C. Keith 1458: 1455: 1435:Guatemala City 1404:Central Valley 1384:Mexican Empire 1376:Heredia cities 1314: 1311: 1263:Spanish Empire 1213: 1210: 1160:Clovis culture 1113:Main article: 1110: 1107: 1079:Main article: 1076: 1073: 994:constitutional 833: 832: 825: 819: 818: 813: 807: 806: 801: 795: 794: 791: 785: 784: 771: 767: 766: 756: 752: 751: 732: 722: 721: 707: 697: 696: 691:$ 16,213 ( 684: 681: 678: 677: 665: 662: 659: 658: 655: 645: 644: 639:$ 26,809 ( 632: 629: 626: 625: 613: 610: 607: 606: 603: 589: 588: 581: 579:• Density 578: 575: 574: 571: 568: 565: 564: 558: 557: 554: 551: 548: 547: 540: 537: 534: 533: 527: 526: 523: 522: 519: 513: 510: 509: 506: 503: 500: 499: 496: 483: 480: 479: 476: 470: 467: 466: 463: 457: 454: 453: 450: 449: 445: 444: 439: 435: 434: 431: 430: 425: 419: 416: 415: 410: 404: 401: 400: 398:Rodrigo Chaves 395: 389: 386: 385: 382: 381: 375: 369: 368: 366: 365: 362: 356: 354: 348: 347: 345: 344: 341: 335: 333: 332: 331: 330: 324: 318: 300: 297: 295: 292: 288: 287: 285: 284: 281: 275: 269: 254: 243: 241: 238: 232: 231: 229: 228: 223: 218: 212: 210: 204: 203: 198: 194: 193: 186:9.933; -84.083 157: 154: 150: 149: 141: 140: 124: 123: 97: 96: 89: 82: 81: 75: 68: 67: 66: 63: 62: 47: 44: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 11547: 11536: 11533: 11531: 11528: 11526: 11523: 11521: 11518: 11516: 11513: 11511: 11508: 11506: 11503: 11501: 11498: 11496: 11493: 11491: 11488: 11486: 11483: 11481: 11478: 11477: 11475: 11468: 11465: 11428: 11420: 11418: 11416: 11413: 11410: 11407: 11406: 11403: 11397: 11394: 11392: 11389: 11387: 11384: 11383: 11381: 11377: 11371: 11368: 11366: 11363: 11362: 11360: 11356: 11347: 11344: 11339: 11336: 11332: 11327: 11326:Tamaki Uemura 11324: 11319: 11316: 11313:(businessman) 11311: 11308: 11305:(theosophist) 11303: 11300: 11295: 11292: 11287: 11286:Satish Gujral 11284: 11279: 11276: 11271: 11268: 11263: 11260: 11255: 11252: 11247: 11244: 11239: 11236: 11231: 11228: 11223: 11220: 11215: 11212: 11207: 11206:Henri Laugier 11204: 11199: 11196: 11191: 11188: 11183: 11180: 11175: 11172: 11167: 11164: 11159: 11156: 11151: 11148: 11147: 11145: 11143:Varied Fields 11141: 11135: 11132: 11131: 11129: 11127: 11123: 11117: 11114: 11109: 11106: 11105: 11103: 11101: 11100:Humanitarians 11097: 11091: 11088: 11087: 11085: 11083: 11079: 11073: 11070: 11068: 11065: 11063: 11060: 11058: 11055: 11053: 11050: 11048: 11045: 11043: 11040: 11038: 11037:Edward Condon 11035: 11033: 11030: 11029: 11027: 11025: 11021: 11008: 11007:Linus Pauling 11005: 11004: 11002: 10998: 10992: 10989: 10987: 10986:John Boyd Orr 10984: 10983: 10981: 10977: 10971: 10968: 10966: 10963: 10962: 10960: 10956: 10950: 10947: 10945: 10942: 10940: 10937: 10935: 10932: 10931: 10929: 10925: 10919: 10916: 10911: 10908: 10907: 10905: 10901: 10895: 10892: 10890: 10889:Hideki Yukawa 10887: 10885: 10882: 10880: 10877: 10876: 10874: 10870: 10867: 10865: 10861: 10855: 10854:Michael Scott 10852: 10850: 10847: 10845: 10842: 10840: 10837: 10835: 10832: 10830: 10827: 10826: 10824: 10822: 10818: 10808: 10803: 10798: 10796: 10791: 10786: 10784: 10779: 10774: 10772: 10767: 10762: 10760: 10755: 10750: 10748: 10743: 10738: 10736: 10731: 10726: 10724: 10719: 10714: 10712: 10707: 10702: 10700: 10695: 10690: 10688: 10683: 10678: 10676: 10675:Ichirō Kiyose 10671: 10666: 10664: 10663:Henry Usborne 10659: 10654: 10652: 10647: 10642: 10640: 10635: 10630: 10628: 10623: 10618: 10616: 10611: 10606: 10604: 10599: 10594: 10592: 10587: 10582: 10580: 10575: 10570: 10568: 10563: 10558: 10557: 10555: 10551: 10545: 10535: 10534: 10532: 10530:International 10528: 10525: 10523: 10519: 10509: 10504: 10499: 10497: 10496:Setsuo Yamada 10492: 10487: 10485: 10480: 10475: 10474: 10472: 10470: 10466: 10460: 10455: 10450: 10448: 10447:Culbert Olson 10443: 10438: 10437: 10435: 10433: 10429: 10423: 10418: 10413: 10411: 10410:Milton Margai 10406: 10401: 10399: 10394: 10389: 10388: 10386: 10384: 10380: 10374: 10372: 10367: 10362: 10361: 10359: 10355: 10349: 10344: 10339: 10337: 10332: 10327: 10325: 10320: 10315: 10313: 10308: 10303: 10301: 10296: 10291: 10289: 10284: 10279: 10277: 10272: 10267: 10266: 10264: 10262: 10258: 10255: 10253: 10249: 10243: 10232: 10230: 10219: 10217: 10206: 10204: 10193: 10191: 10180: 10179: 10177: 10175: 10171: 10165: 10164:Georgia Lloyd 10162: 10160: 10157: 10155: 10152: 10150: 10147: 10145: 10142: 10141: 10138: 10137: 10133: 10132: 10127: 10126: 10123: 10118: 10115: 10108: 10103: 10101: 10096: 10094: 10089: 10088: 10085: 10073: 10070: 10068: 10065: 10064: 10059: 10055: 10052: 10048: 10047: 10043: 10033: 10030: 10028: 10025: 10023: 10020: 10018: 10015: 10013: 10010: 10008: 10005: 10003: 10000: 9998: 9995: 9993: 9990: 9988: 9985: 9983: 9980: 9979: 9977: 9975: 9971: 9965: 9962: 9960: 9957: 9955: 9952: 9950: 9947: 9945: 9942: 9940: 9939:Ethnic groups 9937: 9935: 9932: 9930: 9927: 9926: 9923: 9920: 9918: 9914: 9904: 9901: 9899: 9896: 9892: 9889: 9888: 9887: 9884: 9882: 9879: 9877: 9871: 9869: 9866: 9865: 9862: 9859: 9857: 9853: 9841: 9838: 9837: 9836: 9835:Supreme Court 9833: 9831: 9828: 9824: 9821: 9820: 9819: 9816: 9814: 9811: 9809: 9806: 9804: 9801: 9797: 9794: 9793: 9792: 9789: 9785: 9782: 9780: 9777: 9776: 9775: 9772: 9770: 9767: 9765: 9762: 9760: 9757: 9753: 9750: 9748: 9745: 9743: 9740: 9739: 9738: 9735: 9734: 9731: 9728: 9726: 9722: 9712: 9709: 9707: 9704: 9702: 9699: 9697: 9694: 9692: 9689: 9687: 9684: 9682: 9679: 9677: 9674: 9672: 9669: 9667: 9664: 9662: 9661:Deforestation 9659: 9657: 9654: 9653: 9650: 9647: 9645: 9641: 9635: 9632: 9630: 9624: 9622: 9621:Liberal State 9619: 9617: 9614: 9612: 9609: 9607: 9604: 9602: 9599: 9597: 9591: 9589: 9586: 9584: 9581: 9580: 9578: 9576: 9572: 9567: 9562: 9558: 9554: 9547: 9542: 9540: 9535: 9533: 9528: 9527: 9524: 9518: 9515: 9514: 9510: 9509: 9503: 9499: 9496: 9493: 9492: 9488: 9487: 9484: 9480: 9477: 9475: 9467: 9465: 9461: 9458: 9456: 9452: 9449: 9446: 9442: 9441: 9435: 9430: 9428: 9424: 9421: 9418: 9414: 9413: 9408: 9405: 9404: 9395: 9391: 9388: 9384: 9381: 9377: 9374: 9370: 9367: 9363: 9360: 9359: 9354: 9351: 9347: 9344: 9340: 9337: 9333: 9329: 9326: 9325: 9320: 9316: 9312: 9307: 9304: 9300: 9298: 9294: 9290: 9287: 9283: 9282: 9261: 9257: 9251: 9243: 9237: 9233: 9229: 9222: 9220: 9218: 9206: 9202: 9196: 9189: 9188: 9180: 9178: 9161: 9157: 9153: 9146: 9130: 9126: 9124:9789264281639 9120: 9116: 9112: 9108: 9104: 9097: 9081: 9077: 9073: 9068: 9063: 9059: 9055: 9051: 9047: 9043: 9036: 9020: 9016: 9015: 9010: 9004: 8988: 8984: 8983: 8978: 8972: 8956: 8952: 8951: 8946: 8940: 8924: 8920: 8916: 8909: 8893: 8889: 8888: 8883: 8879: 8878:Harvey, Fiona 8873: 8858:on 4 May 2013 8857: 8853: 8852: 8847: 8840: 8824: 8820: 8816: 8812: 8806: 8790: 8786: 8784: 8779: 8772: 8756: 8752: 8748: 8744: 8738: 8722: 8718: 8714: 8708: 8692: 8688: 8684: 8678: 8662: 8658: 8656:9789280534320 8652: 8648: 8644: 8640: 8639: 8631: 8625: 8624:9968-856-21-5 8621: 8617: 8613: 8610: 8605: 8589: 8585: 8584: 8579: 8573: 8557: 8553: 8552: 8547: 8541: 8525: 8521: 8517: 8511: 8495: 8491: 8487: 8481: 8465: 8461: 8457: 8451: 8435: 8431: 8430:The Telegraph 8426: 8419: 8403: 8399: 8398: 8393: 8386: 8370: 8366: 8365: 8360: 8353: 8337: 8333: 8329: 8322: 8306: 8302: 8298: 8292: 8276: 8272: 8268: 8262: 8246: 8242: 8238: 8234: 8228: 8224: 8223: 8215: 8199: 8195: 8189: 8181: 8177: 8176:The Telegraph 8172: 8165: 8149: 8145: 8141: 8134: 8118: 8114: 8110: 8104: 8093: 8089: 8083: 8079: 8072: 8065: 8049: 8045: 8041: 8035: 8033: 8016: 8012: 8010:9780313379444 8006: 8002: 8001: 7993: 7977: 7973: 7967: 7965: 7948: 7944: 7938: 7922: 7918: 7912: 7904: 7900: 7899: 7894: 7888: 7872: 7868: 7864: 7857: 7841: 7837: 7833: 7827: 7825: 7808: 7804: 7798: 7782: 7778: 7772: 7755: 7751: 7745: 7729: 7725: 7719: 7712: 7708: 7705: 7700: 7692: 7688: 7684: 7677: 7661: 7657: 7653: 7647: 7628: 7621: 7615: 7613: 7603: 7587: 7579: 7575: 7569: 7553: 7549: 7547: 7538: 7522: 7518: 7514: 7508: 7492: 7488: 7484: 7477: 7461: 7457: 7451: 7432: 7425: 7419: 7411: 7405: 7401: 7397: 7393: 7386: 7370: 7366: 7362: 7355: 7348: 7344: 7341: 7336: 7328: 7324: 7320: 7316: 7309: 7293: 7289: 7285: 7278: 7259: 7255: 7248: 7242: 7226: 7222: 7218: 7214: 7208: 7192: 7188: 7182: 7174: 7168: 7164: 7157: 7141: 7137: 7133: 7127: 7111: 7107: 7103: 7097: 7095: 7078: 7074: 7070: 7064: 7062: 7045: 7041: 7035: 7019: 7015: 7009: 6993: 6989: 6985: 6979: 6968: 6962: 6946: 6942: 6938: 6931: 6914: 6910: 6904: 6885: 6878: 6872: 6856: 6852: 6846: 6830: 6826: 6820: 6812: 6808: 6804: 6798: 6782: 6778: 6772: 6757: 6753: 6752: 6744: 6728: 6724: 6720: 6713: 6697: 6693: 6687: 6668: 6664: 6657: 6650: 6642: 6636: 6632: 6628: 6627: 6619: 6600: 6596: 6589: 6583: 6567: 6563: 6559: 6552: 6536: 6532: 6528: 6522: 6506: 6502: 6501:El Financiero 6498: 6491: 6475: 6471: 6467: 6461: 6445: 6441: 6437: 6431: 6415: 6411: 6407: 6402: 6397: 6393: 6389: 6382: 6366: 6362: 6356: 6348: 6344: 6340: 6334: 6319:on 4 May 2011 6318: 6314: 6313:Worldchanging 6310: 6303: 6287: 6283: 6277: 6271: 6267: 6263: 6260: 6254: 6252: 6250: 6238: 6234: 6227: 6221: 6201: 6194: 6187: 6185: 6183: 6166: 6162: 6156: 6154: 6137: 6133: 6129: 6123: 6121: 6104: 6100: 6096: 6090: 6074: 6070: 6066: 6062: 6058: 6052: 6036: 6032: 6028: 6021: 6005: 6001: 5997: 5990: 5974: 5970: 5966: 5959: 5943: 5939: 5933: 5917: 5913: 5909: 5902: 5900: 5898: 5896: 5894: 5877: 5873: 5866: 5850: 5846: 5842: 5836: 5820: 5816: 5812: 5806: 5790: 5786: 5780: 5764: 5760: 5756: 5750: 5734: 5730: 5724: 5722: 5705: 5701: 5700:www.cinde.org 5697: 5691: 5675: 5671: 5665: 5649: 5645: 5641: 5635: 5619: 5615: 5611: 5604: 5588: 5584: 5580: 5574: 5572: 5570: 5561: 5557: 5552: 5547: 5543: 5539: 5535: 5531: 5527: 5523: 5519: 5515: 5511: 5503: 5487: 5483: 5479: 5472: 5456: 5451: 5447: 5443: 5442: 5437: 5435: 5426: 5410: 5405: 5401: 5397: 5396: 5391: 5389: 5380: 5372: 5366: 5362: 5355: 5353: 5336: 5332: 5326: 5310: 5306: 5302: 5296: 5280: 5276: 5272: 5266: 5264: 5247: 5243: 5239: 5233: 5231: 5221: 5216: 5212: 5206: 5204: 5197: 5191: 5183: 5177: 5173: 5168: 5167: 5158: 5142: 5138: 5136:9780814769874 5132: 5129:. NYU Press. 5128: 5127: 5119: 5111: 5109:9780313379444 5105: 5101: 5100: 5092: 5084: 5078: 5062: 5058: 5054: 5048: 5032: 5028: 5024: 5017: 5015: 5013: 4996: 4992: 4988: 4982: 4966: 4962: 4958: 4952: 4936: 4932: 4926: 4910: 4906: 4902: 4896: 4887: 4879: 4875: 4871: 4864: 4856: 4854:9789968313759 4850: 4846: 4840: 4824: 4820: 4816: 4810: 4794: 4790: 4784: 4776: 4770: 4765: 4764: 4755: 4747: 4741: 4725: 4721: 4719:9789977676852 4715: 4711: 4710: 4702: 4686: 4682: 4681:Lonely Planet 4678: 4672: 4656: 4652: 4648: 4642: 4635: 4630: 4623: 4618: 4610: 4606: 4602: 4595: 4579: 4575: 4571: 4564: 4548: 4544: 4540: 4534: 4518: 4514: 4510: 4504: 4485: 4478: 4477: 4469: 4450: 4446: 4442: 4436: 4420: 4416: 4410: 4394: 4390: 4384: 4368: 4364: 4360: 4354: 4338: 4334: 4333:www.cinde.org 4330: 4324: 4322: 4305: 4301: 4295: 4293: 4291: 4274: 4270: 4264: 4245: 4241: 4233: 4226: 4210: 4203: 4197: 4181: 4177: 4171: 4164: 4159: 4155: 4149: 4130: 4126: 4119: 4113: 4097: 4093: 4087: 4071: 4067: 4063: 4059: 4053: 4051: 4049: 4047: 4030: 4026: 4022: 4016: 4014: 3997: 3993: 3989: 3983: 3967: 3963: 3962:www.state.gov 3959: 3953: 3937: 3933: 3926: 3924: 3922: 3905: 3901: 3897: 3891: 3889: 3882: 3869: 3865: 3864: 3859: 3853: 3851: 3849: 3847: 3842: 3826: 3822: 3811: 3808: 3806: 3803: 3801: 3798: 3797: 3793: 3782: 3775: 3773: 3768: 3766: 3761: 3759: 3754: 3750: 3741: 3740:Hospital CIMA 3737: 3733: 3731: 3727: 3722: 3716: 3714: 3710: 3706: 3702: 3698: 3694: 3690: 3686: 3682: 3674: 3670: 3665: 3657: 3652: 3642: 3640: 3634: 3632: 3627: 3624: 3615: 3611: 3606: 3601: 3591: 3589: 3585: 3581: 3577: 3572: 3570: 3566: 3562: 3558: 3554: 3550: 3546: 3542: 3538: 3534: 3530: 3529:national team 3526: 3522: 3520: 3516: 3512: 3508: 3500: 3495: 3490: 3486: 3476: 3473: 3469: 3462: 3457: 3452: 3442: 3439: 3434: 3432: 3428: 3424: 3419: 3418: 3412: 3409: 3408: 3403: 3402: 3397: 3396: 3391: 3390: 3385: 3384: 3378: 3374: 3370: 3368: 3364: 3360: 3356: 3348: 3344: 3339: 3329: 3327: 3322: 3320: 3316: 3315: 3309: 3304: 3302: 3298: 3294: 3290: 3286: 3282: 3278: 3274: 3269: 3267: 3261: 3251: 3249: 3245: 3241: 3239: 3238:Star of David 3235: 3231: 3226: 3224: 3220: 3216: 3211: 3209: 3205: 3202: 3198: 3193: 3191: 3187: 3183: 3179: 3175: 3171: 3167: 3163: 3162:Liechtenstein 3159: 3155: 3151: 3147: 3139: 3134: 3113: 3103: 3102:Protestantism 3093: 3085: 3078: 3062: 3060: 3057: 3055: 3052: 3049: 3048: 3044: 3042: 3039: 3037: 3034: 3031: 3030: 3026: 3024: 3021: 3019: 3016: 3013: 3012: 3008: 3006: 3003: 3001: 2998: 2995: 2994: 2990: 2988: 2985: 2983: 2982:Pérez Zeledón 2980: 2977: 2976: 2972: 2970: 2967: 2965: 2962: 2959: 2958: 2954: 2952: 2949: 2947: 2944: 2941: 2940: 2936: 2934: 2931: 2929: 2926: 2923: 2922: 2918: 2916: 2913: 2911: 2908: 2905: 2904: 2901: 2896: 2891: 2886: 2879: 2877: 2874: 2872: 2869: 2866: 2864: 2859: 2854: 2849: 2844: 2841: 2839: 2836: 2834: 2831: 2829: 2826: 2824: 2821: 2819: 2818: 2799: 2794: 2784: 2782: 2778: 2774: 2765: 2761: 2759: 2755: 2751: 2747: 2743: 2739: 2735: 2730: 2728: 2724: 2719: 2715: 2710: 2708: 2704: 2700: 2696: 2691: 2687: 2682: 2678: 2674: 2670: 2666: 2662: 2658: 2654: 2645: 2641: 2639: 2635: 2631: 2627: 2623: 2618: 2608: 2605: 2603: 2600: 2599: 2595: 2592: 2590: 2587: 2586: 2582: 2579: 2577: 2574: 2573: 2569: 2566: 2563: 2562: 2558: 2555: 2552: 2551: 2547: 2544: 2541: 2540: 2536: 2533: 2530: 2529: 2525: 2522: 2519: 2518: 2514: 2511: 2508: 2507: 2503: 2500: 2497: 2496: 2492: 2489: 2486: 2485: 2481: 2478: 2475: 2474: 2469: 2465: 2461: 2451: 2449: 2439: 2437: 2433: 2429: 2425: 2421: 2417: 2407: 2405: 2400: 2398: 2394: 2393: 2388: 2384: 2374: 2372: 2367: 2365: 2364:2007 election 2361: 2356: 2354: 2350: 2346: 2343: 2339: 2335: 2330: 2328: 2324: 2319: 2317: 2312: 2308: 2304: 2300: 2296: 2291: 2288: 2284: 2280: 2279:Mario Echandi 2276: 2272: 2267: 2265: 2261: 2257: 2253: 2249: 2242: 2238: 2235:by president 2234: 2229: 2222: 2217: 2213: 2211: 2207: 2203: 2199: 2195: 2191: 2185: 2175: 2172: 2166: 2161: 2154: 2150: 2146: 2142: 2138: 2134: 2130: 2125: 2120: 2109: 2099: 2097: 2093: 2092:deforestation 2089: 2085: 2081: 2078:A pioneer of 2076: 2073: 2068: 2066: 2062: 2058: 2054: 2050: 2046: 2038: 2033: 2026: 2022: 2018: 2013: 2007: 1994: 1990: 1989: 1988: 1984: 1982: 1978: 1977:deforestation 1970: 1966: 1961: 1957: 1955: 1951: 1947: 1943: 1938: 1935: 1931: 1926: 1919: 1915: 1910: 1906: 1902: 1900: 1890: 1881: 1879: 1874: 1873:reforestation 1869: 1865: 1861: 1859: 1858:indirect jobs 1853: 1850: 1846: 1837: 1832: 1824: 1819: 1808: 1796: 1791: 1782: 1781: 1773: 1771: 1767: 1766: 1761: 1757: 1753: 1749: 1745: 1741: 1740:Deforestation 1737: 1733: 1729: 1725: 1721: 1717: 1713: 1709: 1705: 1700: 1698: 1697:Latin America 1694: 1686: 1685: 1679: 1674: 1670: 1660: 1657: 1647: 1645: 1641: 1640:Irazú Volcano 1637: 1632: 1630: 1626: 1622: 1621:Caribbean Sea 1613: 1608: 1598: 1596: 1592: 1588: 1584: 1579: 1577: 1573: 1569: 1565: 1561: 1557: 1553: 1546: 1536: 1534: 1529: 1525: 1520: 1515: 1513: 1509: 1505: 1500: 1496: 1492: 1487: 1485: 1482:as a primary 1481: 1477: 1473: 1469: 1464: 1463:Liberal State 1454: 1452: 1448: 1444: 1439: 1436: 1432: 1424: 1419: 1415: 1413: 1409: 1405: 1401: 1397: 1393: 1389: 1385: 1381: 1377: 1373: 1368: 1366: 1362: 1357: 1352: 1348: 1346: 1342: 1338: 1334: 1330: 1324: 1320: 1310: 1308: 1303: 1302:Spanish Crown 1298: 1297: 1290: 1289: 1282: 1280: 1276: 1272: 1268: 1264: 1260: 1256: 1248: 1242: 1235: 1231: 1229: 1225: 1220: 1219:la costa rica 1209: 1207: 1203: 1199: 1195: 1191: 1185: 1183: 1178: 1176: 1172: 1167: 1165: 1164:South America 1161: 1157: 1153: 1149: 1144: 1142: 1138: 1137:pre-Columbian 1134: 1130: 1126: 1122: 1116: 1103: 1099: 1095: 1091: 1090:Stone spheres 1087: 1082: 1072: 1070: 1066: 1062: 1058: 1054: 1050: 1046: 1042: 1037: 1035: 1031: 1027: 1023: 1019: 1015: 1011: 1006: 1004: 1000: 995: 991: 987: 982: 980: 976: 972: 968: 964: 960: 959:Caribbean Sea 956: 952: 951:North America 948: 943: 931: 924: 897: 889: 845: 839: 829: 826: 824: 820: 817: 814: 812: 811:ISO 3166 code 808: 805: 802: 800: 796: 792: 790: 786: 782: 776: 772: 768: 764: 760: 757: 753: 749: 733: 727: 723: 708: 702: 698: 694: 685: 679: 675: 666: 660: 656: 650: 646: 642: 633: 627: 623: 614: 608: 604: 600: 594: 590: 586: 582: 576: 572: 566: 563: 559: 555: 549: 545: 541: 535: 532: 528: 524: 520: 517: 511: 507: 501: 497: 493: 481: 477: 474: 468: 464: 461: 455: 451: 446: 443: 440: 436: 432: 429: 426: 423: 417: 414: 411: 408: 402: 399: 396: 393: 387: 383: 380: 376: 374: 370: 363: 361: 358: 357: 355: 353: 349: 342: 340: 336: 329: 325: 323: 322:Protestantism 319: 316: 312: 308: 307: 306: 302: 301: 299: 298: 296: 289: 282: 280: 276: 274: 270: 267: 263: 259: 255: 253: 249: 245: 244: 242: 237: 233: 227: 224: 222: 219: 217: 214: 213: 211: 205: 202: 199: 195: 190: 161: 158: 151: 147: 142: 118: 109: 102: 98: 92: 86: 78: 72: 64: 58: 51: 42: 39: 34: 27: 23: 11530:OECD members 11437: 11302:Sophia Wadia 11238:Lloyd Morain 11182:Erich Kahler 10884:C. F. Powell 10844:John Collins 10759:Lewis Silkin 10639:Gerhard Jahn 10579:Akira Kazami 10508:Shinzo Hamai 10229:Sierra Leone 10189: 10154:Philip Isely 10129: 9997:Coat of arms 9987:Architecture 9929:Demographics 9791:Human rights 9656:Conservation 9634:Reform State 9601:Mexican rule 9595:(Guatemalan) 9552: 9505:(in Spanish) 9438: 9426: 9410: 9393: 9386: 9379: 9372: 9365: 9356: 9349: 9342: 9335: 9322: 9314: 9302: 9292: 9285: 9264:. Retrieved 9250: 9227: 9205:the original 9186: 9164:. Retrieved 9160:the original 9155: 9145: 9133:. Retrieved 9106: 9096: 9086:21 September 9084:. Retrieved 9049: 9045: 9035: 9023:. Retrieved 9012: 9003: 8991:. Retrieved 8980: 8971: 8959:. Retrieved 8948: 8939: 8927:. Retrieved 8923:the original 8908: 8896:. Retrieved 8887:The Guardian 8885: 8872: 8860:. Retrieved 8856:the original 8849: 8839: 8827:. Retrieved 8818: 8811:Dan Buettner 8805: 8793:. Retrieved 8789:the original 8781: 8771: 8759:. Retrieved 8755:the original 8737: 8725:. Retrieved 8721:the original 8716: 8707: 8695:. Retrieved 8687:www.wipo.int 8686: 8677: 8665:. Retrieved 8637: 8630: 8604: 8592:. Retrieved 8581: 8572: 8560:. Retrieved 8549: 8540: 8528:. Retrieved 8519: 8510: 8498:. Retrieved 8489: 8480: 8468:. Retrieved 8459: 8450: 8438:. Retrieved 8429: 8418: 8406:. Retrieved 8402:the original 8395: 8385: 8373:. Retrieved 8364:Toronto Star 8362: 8352: 8340:. Retrieved 8331: 8321: 8309:. Retrieved 8300: 8291: 8279:. Retrieved 8270: 8261: 8249:. Retrieved 8221: 8214: 8202:. Retrieved 8188: 8175: 8164: 8152:. Retrieved 8143: 8133: 8121:. Retrieved 8112: 8103: 8077: 8064: 8052:. Retrieved 8043: 8019:. Retrieved 8003:. ABC-CLIO. 7999: 7992: 7980:. Retrieved 7951:. Retrieved 7937: 7925:. Retrieved 7911: 7903:the original 7896: 7887: 7875:. Retrieved 7856: 7844:. Retrieved 7835: 7811:. Retrieved 7807:the original 7797: 7785:. Retrieved 7771: 7758:. Retrieved 7754:the original 7750:"Costa Rica" 7744: 7732:. Retrieved 7726:. Jcpa.org. 7718: 7699: 7691:the original 7686: 7676: 7664:. Retrieved 7655: 7646: 7634:. Retrieved 7602: 7590:. Retrieved 7568: 7556:. Retrieved 7545: 7537: 7525:. Retrieved 7516: 7507: 7495:. Retrieved 7487:The Guardian 7486: 7476: 7464:. Retrieved 7450: 7438:. Retrieved 7431:the original 7418: 7395: 7385: 7373:. Retrieved 7364: 7354: 7335: 7318: 7314: 7308: 7296:. Retrieved 7287: 7277: 7265:. Retrieved 7253: 7241: 7229:. Retrieved 7220: 7207: 7195:. Retrieved 7181: 7162: 7156: 7144:. Retrieved 7135: 7126: 7114:. Retrieved 7105: 7081:. Retrieved 7072: 7048:. Retrieved 7034: 7022:. Retrieved 7008: 6996:. Retrieved 6987: 6978: 6961: 6949:. Retrieved 6940: 6930: 6917:. Retrieved 6913:the original 6903: 6891:. Retrieved 6884:the original 6871: 6859:. Retrieved 6855:the original 6845: 6833:. Retrieved 6829:the original 6819: 6806: 6797: 6785:. Retrieved 6781:the original 6771: 6760:, retrieved 6756:the original 6750: 6743: 6731:. Retrieved 6722: 6712: 6700:. Retrieved 6686: 6674:. Retrieved 6649: 6625: 6618: 6606:. Retrieved 6599:the original 6595:www.wttc.org 6594: 6582: 6570:. Retrieved 6566:the original 6561: 6551: 6539:. Retrieved 6530: 6521: 6509:. Retrieved 6500: 6490: 6478:. Retrieved 6469: 6460: 6448:. Retrieved 6439: 6430: 6418:. Retrieved 6391: 6381: 6369:. Retrieved 6355: 6347:the original 6342: 6333: 6321:. Retrieved 6317:the original 6312: 6302: 6290:. Retrieved 6286:the original 6276: 6232: 6220: 6207:. Retrieved 6200:the original 6169:. Retrieved 6140:. Retrieved 6136:the original 6131: 6107:. Retrieved 6098: 6089: 6077:. Retrieved 6061:The Guardian 6060: 6051: 6039:. Retrieved 6035:the original 6030: 6020: 6008:. Retrieved 6004:the original 5999: 5989: 5977:. Retrieved 5968: 5958: 5946:. Retrieved 5942:the original 5932: 5920:. Retrieved 5916:the original 5911: 5880:. Retrieved 5865: 5853:. Retrieved 5844: 5835: 5823:. Retrieved 5814: 5805: 5793:. Retrieved 5779: 5767:. Retrieved 5758: 5749: 5737:. Retrieved 5708:. Retrieved 5699: 5690: 5678:. Retrieved 5664: 5652:. Retrieved 5643: 5634: 5622:. Retrieved 5613: 5603: 5591:. Retrieved 5582: 5517: 5513: 5502: 5490:. Retrieved 5481: 5471: 5459:. Retrieved 5445: 5439: 5433: 5425: 5413:. Retrieved 5399: 5393: 5387: 5379: 5360: 5339:. Retrieved 5325: 5313:. Retrieved 5304: 5295: 5283:. Retrieved 5274: 5250:. Retrieved 5241: 5220:the original 5214: 5190: 5165: 5157: 5145:. Retrieved 5125: 5118: 5102:. ABC-CLIO. 5098: 5091: 5077: 5065:. Retrieved 5056: 5047: 5035:. Retrieved 5026: 4999:. Retrieved 4990: 4981: 4969:. Retrieved 4965:the original 4960: 4951: 4939:. Retrieved 4925: 4913:. Retrieved 4909:the original 4905:www.cotf.edu 4904: 4895: 4886: 4869: 4863: 4844: 4839: 4829:13 September 4827:. Retrieved 4818: 4809: 4797:. Retrieved 4793:the original 4783: 4762: 4754: 4745: 4740: 4728:. Retrieved 4708: 4701: 4691:18 September 4689:. Retrieved 4685:the original 4680: 4671: 4661:18 September 4659:. Retrieved 4650: 4641: 4629: 4624:, p. 32 4617: 4600: 4594: 4582:. Retrieved 4573: 4563: 4551:. Retrieved 4542: 4533: 4521:. Retrieved 4512: 4503: 4491:. Retrieved 4484:the original 4475: 4468: 4456:. Retrieved 4449:the original 4435: 4423:. Retrieved 4419:the original 4415:"Costa Rica" 4409: 4397:. Retrieved 4393:the original 4389:"Costa Rica" 4383: 4371:. Retrieved 4362: 4353: 4341:. Retrieved 4332: 4308:. Retrieved 4277:. Retrieved 4273:the original 4263: 4251:. Retrieved 4239: 4225: 4213:. Retrieved 4196: 4184:. Retrieved 4170: 4148: 4136:. Retrieved 4112: 4100:. Retrieved 4092:"Gini Index" 4086: 4074:. Retrieved 4061: 4033:. Retrieved 4024: 4000:. Retrieved 3982: 3970:. Retrieved 3961: 3952: 3940:. Retrieved 3908:. Retrieved 3899: 3871:. Retrieved 3861: 3858:"Costa Rica" 3825: 3769: 3762: 3757: 3748: 3745: 3717: 3709:the Americas 3678: 3635: 3628: 3619: 3573: 3523: 3515:Claudia Poll 3504: 3465: 3435: 3430: 3426: 3422: 3415: 3413: 3405: 3399: 3393: 3387: 3381: 3379: 3375: 3371: 3355:Mesoamerican 3352: 3323: 3313: 3305: 3270: 3263: 3242: 3227: 3212: 3194: 3170:Vatican City 3143: 3083: 2928:Desamparados 2890:Desamparados 2770: 2758:death squads 2731: 2711: 2692: 2650: 2614: 2460:Costa Ricans 2454:Demographics 2445: 2413: 2401: 2390: 2380: 2368: 2357: 2331: 2320: 2292: 2282: 2271:Fidel Castro 2268: 2250:, without a 2245: 2206:human rights 2187: 2157: 2127:Provinces 1 2077: 2069: 2047:, 18% go to 2041: 1985: 1973: 1939: 1922: 1918:Orosí Valley 1903: 1895: 1870: 1866: 1862: 1854: 1841: 1802: 1794: 1763: 1760:sooty thrush 1701: 1690: 1682: 1653: 1633: 1618: 1586: 1580: 1548: 1545:Reform State 1539:20th century 1516: 1502:businessman 1488: 1466: 1440: 1428: 1369: 1353: 1349: 1326: 1313:Independence 1283: 1271:mercantilist 1252: 1215: 1186: 1179: 1168: 1145: 1129:Mesoamerican 1118: 1038: 1014:Spanish rule 1007: 983: 975:Cocos Island 946: 837: 836: 823:Internet TLD 799:Calling code 663:• Total 611:• Total 538:• Total 471:• from 458:• from 305:Christianity 100: 91:Coat of arms 38: 11459: / 11318:Stuart Hall 11273:(economist) 11270:Ōuchi Hyōei 11265:(architect) 11198:Gerard Piel 11067:René Dumont 10829:Abbé Pierre 10771:N. G. Ranga 10711:John Foster 10522:Politicians 10459:Hiroo Ōhara 10276:Edgar Faure 10119:signatories 9868:Agriculture 9666:Earthquakes 9588:New Granada 8727:2 September 8697:2 September 8562:28 December 8530:17 November 8470:20 December 8281:16 February 8154:22 November 7846:22 November 7760:13 December 7558:22 November 6861:21 December 6762:13 December 6733:22 November 6480:25 February 6371:23 February 6041:18 February 6010:18 February 5979:18 February 5825:22 November 5520:(1): 5978. 5461:12 November 5415:12 November 4458:10 December 4102:25 November 3972:29 December 3461:gallo pinto 3219:Han Chinese 3204:Protestants 3201:Evangelical 3146:Catholicism 3112:No religion 3092:Catholicism 2750:El Salvador 2684: [ 2617:2022 census 2055:(where the 1644:Lake Arenal 1587:coup d'état 739: 0.806 508:10 May 1850 490:Republic of 478:1 July 1823 438:Legislature 428:Mary Munive 360:Costa Rican 343:0.4% others 339:no religion 326:2.6% other 311:Catholicism 283:6.2% others 184: / 11480:Costa Rica 11474:Categories 11349:(pacifist) 11338:Tano Jōdai 11333:executive) 11297:(feminist) 11241:(humanist) 11193:(humanist) 11177:(educator) 11153:(inventor) 11052:Jean Orcel 11024:Scientists 10958:Literature 10484:E.C. Quaye 10261:Presidents 10190:Costa Rica 10149:Thane Read 10012:Literature 9891:Ecotourism 9875:(currency) 9840:Presidents 9701:Waterfalls 9626:Civil War 9553:Costa Rica 9423:Costa Rica 9407:Costa Rica 9135:22 January 9014:World Bank 8982:World Bank 8950:World Bank 8667:29 October 8204:2 November 8054:7 December 8021:16 October 7982:7 December 7953:7 December 7927:30 October 7836:WorldAtlas 7298:22 January 7231:9 December 7197:10 October 6893:2 November 6588:"Research" 6268:. London: 6031:Nacion.com 5147:16 October 4584:17 January 4493:6 November 4076:14 October 4002:11 October 3837:References 3693:Blue Zones 3326:Portuguese 3310:language, 3199:, 25% are 3036:Goicoechea 3023:Puntarenas 3018:Puntarenas 2946:San Carlos 2900:San Carlos 2773:World Bank 2754:guerrillas 2723:Guanacaste 2653:Quitirrisí 2479:Population 2383:Article 12 2349:Costa Rica 2260:Article 98 2149:Puntarenas 2137:Guanacaste 2080:ecotourism 2010:See also: 1992:concerns". 1930:cash crops 1925:ecotourism 1899:Amazon.com 1880:by 2050). 1744:La Amistad 1730:, and the 1695:in all of 1543:See also: 1499:Puntarenas 1461:See also: 1451:Guanacaste 1361:Santa Cruz 1356:plebiscite 1317:See also: 1288:encomienda 1102:The sphere 999:ecotourism 838:Costa Rica 714: 47.2 562:Population 373:Government 352:Demonym(s) 273:Indigenous 11495:Republics 11456:10°N 84°W 11257:(teacher) 11230:Kay Boyle 11222:Kaoru Ōta 11209:(scholar) 11185:(scholar) 11169:(teacher) 10918:Otto Hahn 10903:Chemistry 10432:Governors 10174:Countries 9959:Squatting 9949:Languages 9934:Education 9898:Transport 9818:President 9779:Deputies 9759:Elections 9752:Districts 9742:Provinces 9691:Volcanoes 9676:Mountains 9644:Geography 9568:(capital) 9462:from the 8851:La Nación 8241:301358310 7687:La Nación 7636:30 August 7440:17 August 7221:Unric.org 7050:13 August 7024:13 August 6998:13 August 6807:CNN World 6562:La Nación 6410:1815-1973 6069:0261-3077 5542:2041-1723 5285:13 August 5252:13 August 5242:USA Today 5067:12 August 5001:12 August 4971:12 August 4941:12 August 4915:12 August 4035:28 August 3873:4 October 3742:in Escazú 3669:president 3594:Education 3501:in Brazil 3431:Pura Vida 3427:Pura Vida 3423:Pura Vida 3319:Mekatelyu 3312:Jamaican 3254:Languages 2746:Argentina 2738:Nicaragua 2657:Chorotega 2630:mulattoes 2606:5,044,197 2593:4,301,712 2580:3,810,179 2567:2,416,809 2556:1,871,780 2545:1,336,274 2297:over the 2295:Nicaragua 2273:declared 2171:distritos 2162:, plural 2045:Tamarindo 1625:Nicaragua 1601:Geography 1508:Caribbean 1421:The 1849 1341:Nicaragua 1296:haciendas 1267:Guatemala 1216:The name 955:Nicaragua 789:Drives on 770:Time zone 743:very high 653:(nominal) 573:5,044,197 486:from the 392:President 328:Christian 291:Religion 216:Mekatelyu 11427:Category 11408:Source: 11289:(artist) 11233:(writer) 11126:Veterans 11000:Multiple 10894:Max Born 10553:National 10242:Tanzania 10203:Pakistan 10067:Category 9954:Religion 9808:Military 9725:Politics 9706:Wildlife 9566:San José 9557:articles 9498:Archived 9464:BBC News 9451:Archived 9260:Archived 9129:Archived 9080:Archived 9076:17901439 9019:Archived 8987:Archived 8955:Archived 8892:Archived 8823:Archived 8819:ABC News 8691:Archived 8661:Archived 8612:Archived 8594:7 August 8588:Archived 8556:Archived 8524:Archived 8520:FIFA.com 8494:Archived 8490:FIFA.com 8464:Archived 8460:FIFA.com 8434:Archived 8397:ABC News 8369:Archived 8342:19 April 8336:Archived 8311:19 April 8305:Archived 8275:Archived 8251:19 April 8245:Archived 8198:Archived 8180:Archived 8148:Archived 8123:6 August 8117:Archived 8092:Archived 8048:Archived 8015:Archived 7976:Archived 7947:Archived 7921:Archived 7871:Archived 7840:Archived 7781:Archived 7728:Archived 7707:Archived 7660:Archived 7627:Archived 7592:21 April 7586:Archived 7576:(2023). 7552:Archived 7521:Archived 7497:7 August 7491:Archived 7466:7 August 7460:Archived 7369:Archived 7343:Archived 7327:27861669 7292:Archived 7258:Archived 7256:. 2022. 7225:Archived 7191:Archived 7140:Archived 7110:Archived 7077:Archived 7044:Archived 7018:Archived 6992:Archived 6951:6 August 6945:Archived 6811:Archived 6787:23 April 6727:Archived 6702:4 August 6696:Archived 6676:14 March 6667:Archived 6608:4 August 6572:13 April 6541:21 March 6535:Archived 6511:21 March 6505:Archived 6474:Archived 6450:21 March 6444:Archived 6420:4 August 6414:Archived 6365:Archived 6262:Archived 6237:Archived 6235:. 2017. 6171:4 August 6165:Archived 6142:4 August 6109:7 August 6103:Archived 6079:28 April 6073:Archived 5973:Archived 5948:5 August 5922:4 August 5882:5 August 5876:Archived 5849:Archived 5845:BBC News 5819:Archived 5795:7 August 5789:Archived 5769:7 August 5763:Archived 5739:7 August 5733:Archived 5710:7 August 5704:Archived 5680:4 August 5674:Archived 5654:4 August 5648:Archived 5624:4 August 5618:Archived 5593:4 August 5587:Archived 5560:33293507 5492:2 August 5486:Archived 5335:Archived 5309:Archived 5279:Archived 5246:Archived 5141:Archived 5061:Archived 5037:4 August 5031:Archived 4995:Archived 4935:Archived 4878:14462048 4823:Archived 4730:19 March 4724:Archived 4655:Archived 4609:51817062 4578:Archived 4553:24 March 4547:Archived 4545:. 2023. 4523:24 March 4517:Archived 4367:Archived 4343:7 August 4337:Archived 4310:4 August 4304:Archived 4279:6 August 4253:23 April 4244:Archived 4138:13 March 4129:Archived 4096:Archived 4070:Archived 4029:Archived 4027:. 2022. 3996:Archived 3994:(OECD). 3966:Archived 3964:. 2018. 3936:Archived 3910:6 August 3904:Archived 3778:See also 3525:Football 3401:merengue 3234:San José 3215:Buddhism 3158:Americas 3071:Religion 3063:131 901 3045:132 104 3041:San José 3027:141 697 3009:146 320 2991:156 917 2987:San José 2973:165 417 2955:198 742 2951:Alajuela 2937:223 226 2933:San José 2919:322 143 2915:Alajuela 2910:Alajuela 2880:352 381 2876:San José 2871:San José 2863:Alajuela 2853:San José 2833:Province 2734:Colombia 2707:Jamaican 2626:mestizos 2377:Pacifism 2342:football 2327:dredging 2200:and the 2192:and the 2165:cantones 2153:San José 2129:Alajuela 2061:San José 1762:and the 1748:Chirripó 1708:big cats 1659:season. 1519:Jamaican 1510:port of 1497:port of 1447:Chiriquí 1412:San José 1400:Ochomogo 1392:Alajuela 1388:San José 1279:Colombia 979:San José 938:Spanish: 755:Currency 377:Unitary 315:official 160:San José 11461:10; -84 11358:Related 10913:(twice) 10872:Physics 10216:Senegal 10051:Outline 10002:Cuisine 9974:Culture 9917:Society 9886:Tourism 9856:Economy 9784:History 9747:Cantons 9671:Islands 9575:History 9361:, 2006. 9327:, 2009. 9266:2 March 9067:2376989 9025:21 July 8993:21 July 8961:21 July 8929:17 June 8898:14 June 8862:14 June 8829:4 March 8795:4 March 8761:18 June 8408:29 June 8375:29 June 7877:22 July 7813:26 June 7787:26 June 7734:26 June 7666:16 June 7527:3 April 7517:NPR.org 7267:6 April 7146:15 July 6835:8 March 6209:29 July 5855:20 July 5551:7723057 5522:Bibcode 5341:26 June 4799:26 June 4373:9 March 4215:17 July 4186:17 July 4154:Spanish 4062:IMF.org 3730:measles 3726:malaria 3445:Cuisine 3395:bachata 3367:Chibcha 3359:Nahuatl 3332:Culture 3297:Buglere 3281:Cabécar 3186:Iceland 3182:Denmark 3059:Heredia 3054:Heredia 2969:Cartago 2964:Cartago 2781:Ecuador 2718:Mulatto 2714:Mestizo 2699:Spanish 2681:Térraba 2669:Cabécar 2632:, 2.4% 2628:, 6.7% 2622:Mestizo 2534:800,875 2523:471,524 2512:243,205 2501:182,073 2490:120,499 2385:of the 2141:Heredia 2133:Cartago 2053:Liberia 2000:Tourism 1969:Heredia 1916:in the 1856:43,000 1795:updated 1776:Economy 1650:Climate 1595:in 2022 1591:in 1953 1562:led an 1524:bananas 1495:Pacific 1493:to the 1472:tobacco 1408:Cartago 1380:joining 1372:Cartago 1307:mestizo 1241:Ujarrás 1182:pottery 1175:hunting 1154:in the 1075:History 971:Ecuador 746: ( 514:•  488:Federal 484:•  420:•  405:•  390:•  364:Tico(a) 260:(mixed 258:Mulatto 252:Mestizo 201:Spanish 153:Capital 117:Spanish 101:Anthem: 57:Spanish 10469:Mayors 10239:  10226:  10213:  10200:  10187:  10072:Portal 9992:Cinema 9982:Anthem 9944:Health 9903:Unions 9873:Colón 9803:Mayors 9686:Rivers 9628:(1948) 9555:  9297:online 9238:  9197:  9166:19 May 9121:  9074:  9064:  8653:  8622:  8500:12 May 8440:4 June 8239:  8229:  8084:  8007:  7582:(XLSX) 7406:  7325:  7169:  7116:3 July 7083:1 July 6919:20 May 6637:  6408:  6292:19 May 6067:  5558:  5548:  5540:  5367:  5315:19 May 5178:  5133:  5106:  4876:  4851:  4771:  4716:  4607:  4425:9 June 4399:9 June 4205:(XSLX) 3942:8 July 3879:  3645:Health 3557:Panama 3511:Silvia 3479:Sports 3472:tamale 3407:cumbia 3314:patois 3301:Guaymí 3293:Boruca 3289:Teribe 3277:Maléku 3273:Bribri 3223:Muslim 3190:Greece 3188:, and 3168:, the 3166:Monaco 3124:  3118:  3110:  3108:  3100:  3098:  3090:  3088:  3000:Pococí 2805:  2802:  2779:, and 2677:Boruca 2665:Bribri 2661:Maleku 2334:Taiwan 2196:. The 2160:cantón 2049:Arenal 1758:, the 1752:páramo 1736:Panama 1722:, the 1712:tapirs 1629:Panama 1491:oxcart 1484:export 1478:, and 1468:Coffee 1443:Panama 1277:(i.e. 1206:Panama 1198:Boruca 1194:Bribri 1171:tubers 1133:Andean 1094:Diquis 963:Panama 831:.co.cr 730:(2022) 728:  705:(2022) 703:  651:  595:  337:27.0% 320:22.5% 309:47.5% 303:72.6% 293:(2021) 246:83.6% 239:(2021) 226:Patois 221:Bribri 172:84°5′W 169:9°56′N 113:  103:  53:  11379:Other 10979:Peace 10058:Index 10032:Sport 10022:Music 10017:Media 9511:Trade 9481:from 9208:(PDF) 9191:(PDF) 8095:(PDF) 8074:(PDF) 7630:(PDF) 7623:(PDF) 7434:(PDF) 7427:(PDF) 7375:2 May 7323:JSTOR 7261:(PDF) 7250:(PDF) 6970:(PDF) 6887:(PDF) 6880:(PDF) 6670:(PDF) 6659:(PDF) 6602:(PDF) 6591:(PDF) 6323:5 May 6240:(PDF) 6229:(PDF) 6203:(PDF) 6196:(PDF) 5906:ITA. 4487:(PDF) 4480:(PDF) 4452:(PDF) 4247:(PDF) 4236:(PDF) 4132:(PDF) 4121:(PDF) 3817:Notes 3389:salsa 3174:Malta 3114:(17%) 3104:(25%) 3094:(52%) 3005:Limón 2742:Chile 2727:Limón 2688:] 2673:Ngäbe 2609:14.7 2596:12.9 2583:57.7 2570:29.1 2559:40.1 2548:66.9 2537:69.8 2526:93.9 2515:33.6 2504:51.1 2448:COP26 2353:China 2145:Limón 1836:Intel 1512:Limón 1480:cacao 1476:sugar 988:is a 969:with 926: 793:right 585:107th 544:126th 531:Area 460:Spain 279:Black 277:1.1% 271:2.4% 266:White 262:Black 256:6.7% 248:White 11447:84°W 11444:10°N 11331:YWCA 10117:call 10007:Flag 9823:list 9796:LGBT 9268:2011 9236:ISBN 9195:ISBN 9168:2012 9137:2019 9119:ISBN 9088:2010 9072:PMID 9027:2022 8995:2022 8963:2022 8931:2012 8900:2012 8864:2012 8831:2011 8797:2011 8785:News 8763:2012 8751:UNDP 8729:2021 8699:2021 8669:2023 8651:ISBN 8620:ISBN 8596:2021 8583:FIVB 8564:2021 8532:2020 8502:2020 8472:2019 8442:2019 8410:2014 8377:2014 8344:2022 8313:2022 8283:2022 8253:2022 8237:OCLC 8227:ISBN 8206:2011 8156:2020 8125:2017 8082:ISBN 8056:2017 8023:2020 8005:ISBN 7984:2017 7955:2017 7929:2020 7879:2010 7848:2020 7815:2010 7789:2010 7762:2008 7736:2010 7668:2013 7638:2018 7594:2024 7560:2020 7529:2018 7499:2017 7468:2017 7442:2011 7404:ISBN 7377:2010 7300:2019 7269:2023 7254:INEC 7233:2021 7199:2021 7167:ISBN 7148:2023 7118:2023 7085:2023 7052:2019 7026:2019 7000:2019 6953:2017 6921:2010 6895:2011 6863:2010 6837:2011 6789:2011 6764:2018 6735:2020 6704:2017 6678:2011 6635:ISBN 6610:2017 6574:2008 6543:2017 6513:2017 6482:2018 6452:2017 6422:2017 6406:ISSN 6373:2020 6325:2011 6294:2012 6211:2008 6173:2017 6144:2017 6111:2017 6081:2023 6065:ISSN 6043:2008 6012:2008 5981:2008 5950:2017 5924:2017 5884:2017 5857:2018 5827:2020 5797:2017 5771:2017 5741:2017 5712:2017 5682:2017 5656:2017 5626:2017 5595:2017 5556:PMID 5538:ISSN 5494:2020 5463:2021 5446:2021 5417:2021 5400:2021 5365:ISBN 5343:2010 5317:2012 5287:2019 5254:2019 5194:See 5176:ISBN 5149:2020 5131:ISBN 5104:ISBN 5069:2017 5039:2017 5003:2017 4973:2017 4943:2017 4917:2017 4874:OCLC 4849:ISBN 4831:2018 4801:2010 4769:ISBN 4732:2023 4714:ISBN 4693:2012 4663:2012 4605:OCLC 4586:2024 4555:2023 4525:2023 4495:2010 4460:2019 4427:2009 4401:2009 4375:2008 4345:2017 4312:2017 4281:2017 4255:2024 4217:2022 4188:2022 4140:2024 4104:2023 4078:2023 4037:2023 4004:2020 3974:2018 3944:2021 3912:2017 3875:2011 3681:UNDP 3608:The 3569:FIFA 3545:2002 3537:2014 3513:and 3487:and 3383:soca 3291:and 3283:and 2838:Pop. 2828:Name 2823:Rank 2744:and 2736:and 2615:The 2602:2012 2589:2011 2576:2000 2564:1984 2553:1973 2542:1963 2531:1950 2520:1927 2509:1892 2498:1883 2487:1864 2476:Year 2462:and 2434:and 2351:and 2275:Cuba 2151:, 7 2147:, 6 2143:, 5 2139:, 4 2135:, 3 2131:, 2 1847:and 1845:debt 1746:and 1710:and 1671:and 1390:and 1382:the 1374:and 1345:León 1321:and 1237:The 1196:and 1131:and 984:The 804:+506 748:64th 701:Gini 693:64th 674:85th 641:66th 622:90th 264:and 77:Flag 24:and 9425:at 9111:doi 9062:PMC 9054:doi 8643:doi 7546:sic 6396:doi 6343:EFE 5969:NPR 5644:IMF 5546:PMC 5530:doi 5482:CNN 5450:doi 5404:doi 5172:213 4160:), 3232:in 2482:%± 2221:EEZ 2174:). 1967:in 1963:An 1834:An 1152:BCE 828:.cr 781:CST 775:UTC 763:CRC 726:HDI 649:GDP 599:PPP 593:GDP 250:or 11476:: 11414:, 11411:, 9437:. 9415:. 9409:. 9313:. 9230:. 9216:^ 9176:^ 9154:. 9127:. 9117:. 9105:. 9078:. 9070:. 9060:. 9050:98 9048:. 9044:. 9017:. 9011:. 8985:. 8979:. 8953:. 8947:. 8917:. 8890:. 8884:. 8821:. 8817:. 8780:. 8749:. 8745:. 8715:. 8689:. 8685:. 8659:. 8649:. 8580:. 8548:. 8522:. 8518:. 8492:. 8488:. 8462:. 8458:. 8432:. 8428:. 8394:. 8367:. 8361:. 8334:. 8330:. 8303:. 8299:. 8273:. 8269:. 8243:. 8235:. 8174:. 8146:. 8142:. 8111:. 8090:. 8042:. 8031:^ 8013:. 7963:^ 7895:. 7869:. 7865:. 7834:. 7823:^ 7658:. 7654:. 7611:^ 7550:. 7519:. 7515:. 7489:. 7485:. 7367:. 7363:. 7319:26 7317:. 7290:. 7286:. 7252:. 7223:. 7219:. 7138:. 7134:. 7104:. 7093:^ 7071:. 7060:^ 6986:. 6943:. 6939:. 6805:. 6725:. 6721:. 6661:. 6633:. 6593:. 6560:. 6533:. 6529:. 6503:. 6499:. 6468:. 6438:. 6412:. 6404:. 6394:. 6390:. 6341:. 6311:. 6248:^ 6231:. 6181:^ 6152:^ 6130:. 6119:^ 6101:. 6097:. 6071:. 6059:. 6029:. 5998:. 5971:. 5967:. 5910:. 5892:^ 5874:. 5843:. 5813:. 5761:. 5757:. 5720:^ 5702:. 5698:. 5646:. 5642:. 5616:. 5612:. 5585:. 5581:. 5568:^ 5554:. 5544:. 5536:. 5528:. 5518:11 5516:. 5512:. 5484:. 5480:. 5444:. 5438:. 5398:. 5392:. 5351:^ 5307:. 5303:. 5273:. 5262:^ 5240:. 5229:^ 5213:. 5202:^ 5174:. 5139:. 5059:. 5055:. 5029:. 5025:. 5011:^ 4993:. 4989:. 4959:. 4903:. 4817:. 4722:. 4679:. 4653:. 4649:. 4576:. 4572:. 4541:. 4511:. 4443:. 4361:. 4335:. 4331:. 4320:^ 4289:^ 4238:. 4178:. 4156:: 4123:. 4064:. 4060:. 4045:^ 4023:. 4012:^ 3990:. 3960:. 3920:^ 3902:. 3898:. 3887:^ 3860:. 3845:^ 3590:. 3547:. 3404:, 3398:, 3392:, 3386:, 3306:A 3279:, 3275:, 3192:. 3184:, 3180:, 3176:, 3172:, 3164:, 3050:10 2760:. 2686:es 2493:— 2438:. 2426:. 2406:. 2373:. 2355:. 2266:. 1912:A 1699:. 1474:, 1445:, 1414:. 1367:. 1347:. 1208:. 1143:. 1100:. 1036:. 936:; 923:-/ 911:oʊ 898:: 896:US 892:, 879:iː 846:: 844:UK 816:CR 777:−6 11329:( 10106:e 10099:t 10092:v 9545:e 9538:t 9531:v 9419:. 9270:. 9244:. 9170:. 9139:. 9113:: 9090:. 9056:: 9029:. 8997:. 8965:. 8933:. 8902:. 8866:. 8833:. 8799:. 8765:. 8731:. 8701:. 8671:. 8645:: 8598:. 8566:. 8534:. 8504:. 8474:. 8444:. 8412:. 8379:. 8346:. 8315:. 8285:. 8255:. 8208:. 8158:. 8127:. 8058:. 7986:. 7957:. 7931:. 7881:. 7850:. 7817:. 7791:. 7764:. 7738:. 7670:. 7640:. 7596:. 7562:. 7531:. 7470:. 7444:. 7412:. 7379:. 7329:. 7302:. 7271:. 7235:. 7201:. 7175:. 7150:. 7120:. 7087:. 7054:. 7028:. 7002:. 6972:. 6955:. 6923:. 6897:. 6865:. 6839:. 6791:. 6737:. 6706:. 6680:. 6643:. 6631:5 6612:. 6576:. 6545:. 6515:. 6484:. 6454:. 6424:. 6398:: 6375:. 6327:. 6296:. 6213:. 6175:. 6146:. 6113:. 6083:. 6045:. 6014:. 5983:. 5952:. 5926:. 5886:. 5859:. 5829:. 5799:. 5773:. 5743:. 5714:. 5684:. 5658:. 5628:. 5597:. 5562:. 5532:: 5524:: 5496:. 5465:. 5452:: 5436:" 5432:" 5419:. 5406:: 5390:" 5386:" 5373:. 5345:. 5319:. 5289:. 5256:. 5071:. 5041:. 5005:. 4975:. 4945:. 4919:. 4880:. 4857:. 4833:. 4803:. 4777:. 4748:. 4734:. 4695:. 4665:. 4611:. 4588:. 4557:. 4527:. 4497:. 4462:. 4429:. 4403:. 4377:. 4347:. 4314:. 4283:. 4257:. 4219:. 4190:. 4152:( 4142:. 4106:. 4080:. 4039:. 4006:. 3976:. 3946:. 3914:. 3877:. 3756:( 3616:. 3032:9 3014:8 2996:7 2978:6 2960:5 2942:4 2924:3 2906:2 2867:1 2027:. 1807:) 1803:( 1797:. 1687:) 920:ə 917:t 914:s 908:k 905:ˌ 902:/ 888:/ 885:ə 882:k 876:r 873:ˈ 868:ə 865:t 862:s 859:ɒ 856:k 853:ˌ 850:/ 840:( 783:) 779:( 765:) 761:( 750:) 695:) 676:) 643:) 624:) 601:) 597:( 587:) 546:) 317:) 313:( 268:) 119:) 115:( 110:" 106:" 59:) 55:( 35:. 28:.

Index

Costa Rica, Sinaloa
Costa Rica, Mato Grosso do Sul
Costa Rica (disambiguation)
Spanish
Flag of Costa Rica
Flag
Coat of arms of Costa Rica
Coat of arms
Himno Nacional de Costa Rica
Spanish
Location of Costa Rica
San José
9°56′N 84°5′W / 9.933°N 84.083°W / 9.933; -84.083
Spanish
Mekatelyu
Bribri
Patois
Ethnic groups
White
Mestizo
Mulatto
Black
White
Indigenous
Black
Christianity
Catholicism
official
Protestantism
Christian

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.