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The location of Costa Rica
An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Costa Rica

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

Costa Ricasovereign country located in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east.[1] Costa Rica was the first country in the world to constitutionally abolish its army.[2] Among Latin American countries, Costa Rica ranks 4th on the 2007 Human Development Index, and 48th worldwide.[3] Costa Rica is ranked 5th in the world on the 2008 Environmental Performance Index, up from the 15th place in 2006.[4][5] In 2007 the government stated that it wants Costa Rica to be the first country to become carbon neutral by 2021.[6][7][8]

General reference

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An enlargeable basic map of Costa Rica

Geography of Costa Rica

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An enlargeable topographic map of Costa Rica

Geography of Costa Rica

 Panama 330 km
 Nicaragua 309 km
  • Coastline: 1,290 km

Environment of Costa Rica

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An enlargeable satellite image of Costa Rica

Natural geographic features of Costa Rica

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Regions of Costa Rica

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Regions of Costa Rica

Ecoregions of Costa Rica

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List of ecoregions in Costa Rica

Administrative divisions of Costa Rica

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Administrative divisions of Costa Rica

Provinces of Costa Rica
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Provinces of Costa Rica

Cantons of Costa Rica
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Districts of Costa Rica

Districts of Costa Rica
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Districts of Costa Rica

Municipalities of Costa Rica
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Demography of Costa Rica

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Demographics of Costa Rica

Government and politics of Costa Rica

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Politics of Costa Rica

Branches of government

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Government of Costa Rica

Executive branch of the government of Costa Rica

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Legislative branch of the government of Costa Rica

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Judicial branch of the government of Costa Rica

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Court system of Costa Rica

Foreign relations of Costa Rica

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Foreign relations of Costa Rica

International organization membership

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

Law and order in Costa Rica

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Law of Costa Rica

Military of Costa Rica

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Military of Costa Rica

Local government in Costa Rica

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Local government in Costa Rica

History of Costa Rica

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History of Costa Rica

Culture of Costa Rica

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Culture of Costa Rica

Art in Costa Rica

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Sports in Costa Rica

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Sports in Costa Rica

Economy and infrastructure of Costa Rica

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Economy of Costa Rica

See also

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Costa Rica

References

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  1. ^ a b "Costa Rica". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ El Espíritu del 48. "Abolición del Ejército". Retrieved 2008-03-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (Spanish)
  3. ^ UNPD Human Development Report 2007/2008 (January 2008). "Table 1: Human development index" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-03-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University. "Switzerland Tops 2008 Environmental Scorecard at World Economic Forum". Archived from the original on 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2008-03-09. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University. "Environmental Performance Index 2008, Metrics for Costa Rica". Archived from the original on 2008-01-27. Retrieved 2008-03-09. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "Costa Rica Aims to Be a Carbon-Neutral Nation". Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  7. ^ "Costa Rica Aims to Become First "Carbon Neutral" Country". Archived from the original on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  8. ^ "País quiere ser primera nación con balance neutro de carbono" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-02-18.
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Wikimedia Atlas of Costa Rica