The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Costa Rica:
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Costa Rica – sovereign country located in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east.[1] Costa Rica was the first country in the world to constitutionally abolish its army.[2] Among Latin American countries, Costa Rica ranks 4th on the 2007 Human Development Index, and 48th worldwide.[3] Costa Rica is ranked 5th in the world on the 2008 Environmental Performance Index, up from the 15th place in 2006.[4][5] In 2007 the government stated that it wants Costa Rica to be the first country to become carbon neutral by 2021.[6][7][8]
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Costa Rica
- Official English country name: The Republic of Costa Rica
- Common endonym(s): Tiquicia
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Costa Rican
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Costa Rica
- International rankings of Costa Rica
- ISO country codes: CR, CRI, 188
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .cr
Geography of Costa Rica
- Costa Rica is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Time zone: UTC-06
- Extreme points of Costa Rica
- High: Cerro Chirripó 3,820 m (12,533 ft)
- Low: North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 639 km
- Population of Costa Rica: 4,301,712 (2011 census) - 123rd most populous country
- Area of Costa Rica: 51,100 km2
- Atlas of Costa Rica
Environment of Costa Rica
- Climate of Costa Rica
- Deforestation in Costa Rica
- Ecoregions in Costa Rica
- Renewable energy in Costa Rica
- Geology of Costa Rica
- Protected areas of Costa Rica
- Biosphere reserves in Costa Rica
- National parks of Costa Rica
- Wildlife of Costa Rica
Natural geographic features of Costa Rica
- Fjords of Costa Rica
- Glaciers of Costa Rica
- Islands of Costa Rica
- Lakes of Costa Rica
- Mountains of Costa Rica
- Rivers of Costa Rica
- Waterfalls of Costa Rica
- Valleys of Costa Rica
- World Heritage Sites in Costa Rica
Regions of Costa Rica
Regions of Costa Rica
Ecoregions of Costa Rica
List of ecoregions in Costa Rica
- Neotropical tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
- Neotropical Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
- Neotropical Montane grasslands and shrublands
- Neotropical Mangrove
Administrative divisions of Costa Rica
Administrative divisions of Costa Rica
Provinces of Costa Rica
Cantons of Costa Rica
Districts of Costa Rica
Municipalities of Costa Rica
- Capital of Costa Rica: San José
- Cantons of Costa Rica
Demography of Costa Rica
Government and politics of Costa Rica
- Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Costa Rica: San José
- Elections in Costa Rica
- Political parties in Costa Rica
Branches of government
Executive branch of the government of Costa Rica
Legislative branch of the government of Costa Rica
Judicial branch of the government of Costa Rica
Court system of Costa Rica
Foreign relations of Costa Rica
Foreign relations of Costa Rica
International organization membership
The Republic of Costa Rica is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Costa Rica
Law of Costa Rica
- Constitution of Costa Rica
- Crime in Costa Rica
- Human rights in Costa Rica
- Law enforcement in Costa Rica
Military of Costa Rica
- Command
- Commander-in-chief
- Ministry of Defence of Costa Rica
- Commander-in-chief
- Forces
- Army of Costa Rica
- Navy of Costa Rica
- Air Force of Costa Rica
- Special forces of Costa Rica
- Military history of Costa Rica
- Military ranks of Costa Rica
Local government in Costa Rica
History of Costa Rica
- Timeline of the history of Costa Rica
- Current events of Costa Rica
- Military history of Costa Rica
Culture of Costa Rica
- Architecture of Costa Rica
- Costa Rican people
- Cuisine of Costa Rica
- Festivals in Costa Rica
- Languages of Costa Rica
- Media in Costa Rica
- Museums in Costa Rica
- National symbols of Costa Rica
- Prostitution in Costa Rica
- Public holidays in Costa Rica
- Records of Costa Rica
- Religion in Costa Rica
- World Heritage Sites in Costa Rica
Art in Costa Rica
- Art in Costa Rica
- Cinema of Costa Rica
- Literature of Costa Rica
- Music of Costa Rica
- Television in Costa Rica
- Theatre in Costa Rica
Sports in Costa Rica
Sports in Costa Rica
Economy and infrastructure of Costa Rica
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 84th (eighty-fourth)
- Agriculture in Costa Rica
- Banking in Costa Rica
- Communications in Costa Rica
- Companies of Costa Rica
- Currency of Costa Rica: Colón
- Health care in Costa Rica
- Costa Rica Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Costa Rica
- Transport in Costa Rica
- Airports in Costa Rica
- Rail transport in Costa Rica
- Roads in Costa Rica
- Water supply and sanitation in Costa Rica
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Costa Rica
- All pages with titles containing Costa Rica
- All pages with titles beginning with Costa Rican
- All pages with titles containing Costa Rican
- Index of Costa Rica-related articles
- List of Costa Rica-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Central America
- Outline of geography
- Outline of North America
References
External links
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