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

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