Outline of Costa Rica



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

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. Costa Rica was the first country in the world to constitutionally abolish its army. Among Latin American countries, Costa Rica ranks 4th on the 2007 Human Development Index, and 48th worldwide. Costa Rica is ranked 5th in the world on the 2008 Environmental Performance Index, up from the 15th place in 2006. In 2007 the government stated that it wants Costa Rica to be the first country to become carbon neutral by 2021.

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


Geography of Costa Rica
 * Costa Rica is: a country
 * Location:
 * Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
 * Americas
 * North America
 * Middle America
 * Central America
 * Time zone: UTC-06
 * Extreme points of Costa Rica
 * High: Cerro Chirripó 3820 m
 * Low: North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea 0 m
 * Land boundaries: 639 km
 * 🇵🇦 Panama 330 km
 * 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 309 km
 * Coastline: 1,290 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
 * 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
 * Fauna of Costa Rica
 * Birds of Costa Rica
 * Mammals of Costa Rica
 * Monkeys 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
 * Volcanoes in 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
 * Central American Atlantic moist forests
 * Cocos Island moist forests
 * Costa Rican seasonal moist forests
 * Isthmian–Atlantic moist forests
 * Isthmian–Pacific moist forests
 * Talamancan montane forests
 * Neotropical Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
 * Central American dry forests
 * Neotropical Montane grasslands and shrublands
 * Talamanca Paramo
 * Neotropical Mangrove
 * Bocas del Toro–San Bastimentos Island–San Blas mangroves
 * Moist Pacific Coast mangroves
 * Mosquitia–Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast mangroves
 * Rio Negro–Rio San Sun mangroves
 * Southern Dry Pacific Coast mangroves

Administrative divisions of Costa Rica
Administrative divisions of Costa Rica
 * Provinces of Costa Rica
 * Cantons of Costa Rica
 * Districts of Costa Rica

Provinces of Costa Rica
Provinces of Costa Rica

Cantons of Costa Rica
Districts of Costa Rica

Districts 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
Demographics of Costa Rica

Government and politics of Costa Rica
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
Government of Costa Rica

Executive branch of the government of Costa Rica

 * Head of state and government: President of Costa Rica
 * Cabinet of Costa Rica

Legislative branch of the government of Costa Rica

 * Parliament of Costa Rica (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Costa Rica
Court system of Costa Rica
 * Supreme Court of Costa Rica

Foreign relations of Costa Rica
Foreign relations of Costa Rica
 * Diplomatic missions in Costa Rica
 * Diplomatic missions of Costa Rica

International organization membership
The Republic of Costa Rica is a member of:


 * Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
 * Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
 * Central American Common Market (CACM)
 * Central American Integration System (SICA)
 * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
 * Group of 77 (G77)
 * Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
 * Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
 * International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
 * International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
 * International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
 * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
 * International Criminal Court (ICCt)
 * International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
 * International Development Association (IDA)
 * International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
 * International Finance Corporation (IFC)
 * International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
 * International Labour Organization (ILO)
 * International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 * International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
 * International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 * International Olympic Committee (IOC)
 * International Organization for Migration (IOM)
 * International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
 * International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)


 * International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
 * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
 * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
 * Latin American Economic System (LAES)
 * Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) (observer)
 * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
 * Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
 * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
 * Organization of American States (OAS)
 * Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
 * Rio Group (RG)
 * Unión Latina
 * United Nations (UN)
 * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 * United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 * United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
 * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
 * Universal Postal Union (UPU)
 * World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
 * World Customs Organization (WCO)
 * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
 * World Health Organization (WHO)
 * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
 * World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
 * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
 * World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Costa Rica
Law of Costa Rica
 * Constitution of Costa Rica
 * Crime in Costa Rica
 * Human rights in Costa Rica
 * LGBT rights in Costa Rica
 * Freedom of religion in Costa Rica
 * Law enforcement in Costa Rica

Military of Costa Rica
Military of Costa Rica
 * Command
 * Commander-in-chief
 * Ministry of Defence of Costa Rica
 * 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
Local government in Costa Rica

History of 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
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
 * Coat of arms of Costa Rica
 * Flag of Costa Rica
 * National anthem of Costa Rica
 * Prostitution in Costa Rica
 * Public holidays in Costa Rica
 * Records of Costa Rica
 * Religion in Costa Rica
 * Buddhism in Costa Rica
 * Christianity in Costa Rica
 * Hinduism in Costa Rica
 * Islam in Costa Rica
 * Judaism in Costa Rica
 * Sikhism 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
 * Football in Costa Rica
 * Costa Rica at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Costa Rica
Economy of Costa Rica
 * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 84th (eighty-fourth)
 * Agriculture in Costa Rica
 * Banking in Costa Rica
 * National Bank of Costa Rica
 * Communications in Costa Rica
 * Internet in Costa Rica
 * Companies of Costa Rica
 * Currency of Costa Rica: Colón
 * ISO 4217: CRC
 * 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