Costa Rica

Costa Rica

(In Detail)
''National motto:
Official language	Spanish
Capital	San Jose
President	Abel Pacheco
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 125th 51,100 km² 0.7%
Population  - Total (2003 E)  - Density	Ranked 122st 3,835,000 75,05/km²
Independence  - Date	From Spain September 15, 1821
Currency	Colon
Time zone	UTC -6
National anthem	Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera
Internet TLD	.cr
Calling Code	506

The Republic of Costa Rica is a republic of Central America. Remarkably for the region, Costa Rica has stood as a bastion of stability and democracy for decades. In fact, Costa Rica has no military, only a domestic police force. The capital is San José.

• History of Costa Rica
• Geography of Costa Rica
• Demographics of Costa Rica
• Politics of Costa Rica
• Economy of Costa Rica
• Communications in Costa Rica
• Transportation in Costa Rica
• Military of Costa Rica
• Foreign relations of Costa Rica
• Culture of Costa Rica (Music of Costa Rica, Cuisine of Costa Rica)

• Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.

• International rankings world-wide press freedom index Rank 15 out of 139 countries (2 way tie)

• BBC Country profile: Costa Rica