Costa Rica

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country in Central America sovereign state

Costa Rica is a Central American country renowned for its political stability, rich biodiversity, and strong environmental conservation efforts.

Aliases (4)

Republic of Costa Rica ×3
República de Costa Rica ×2
Puntarenas ×1
used in marketing and branding of Costa Rica ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	country in Central America → sovereign state →
abolishedMilitary	1948 →
borderedBy	Nicaragua → Panama →
callingCode	+506 →
capital	San José →
climate	tropical →
continent	North America →
currency	Costa Rican colón →
demonym	Costa Rican →
drivesOn	right →
governmentType	unitary presidential constitutional republic →
hasCoastlineOn	Caribbean Sea → Pacific Ocean →
hasNationalParkSystem	true →
hasNoStandingArmy	true →
HDIRank	high human development →
headOfState	President of Costa Rica →
importantExport	bananas → coffee → pineapples →
importantIndustry	agriculture → ecotourism →
independenceDate	1821-09-15 →
independenceFrom	Spain →
internetTLD	.co.cr → .cr →
ISO3166-1Alpha2	CR →
ISO3166-1Alpha3	CRI →
judicialBody	Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica →
largestCity	San José →
legislature	Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica →
lifeExpectancyRank	among highest in Latin America →
locatedIn	Central America →
majorReligion	Roman Catholicism →
memberOf	Central American Integration System → Organization of American States → United Nations →
nationalMotto	Pura vida (informal slogan) →
officialLanguage	Spanish →
partOf	Central American isthmus →
primaryEconomicSector	services →
protectedAreaPercentage	over 20 percent of territory →
recognizedFor	biodiversity → environmental conservation → political stability →
timeZone	UTC−06:00 →
UNMemberState	true →

Referenced by (125)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Academy of the Spanish Language in Costa Rica → Arenal → Central Time Zone → Cocos Island → Costa Rican Route 1 → Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, D.C. → Guaymí → Inter-American Court of Human Rights → Inter-American Highway → Irazú → Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica → Ngobe → Ngäbe → Ngäbe people → Ngäbere language → Poás → Pura vida (informal slogan) → San José → Turrialba →	country
Andrés → Chávez → Fernández → First Lady → Hugo → Martínez → Ramón → Raúl → Sebastián →	usedInCountry
Association of Caribbean States → Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) → Latin American Reserve Fund → OECD → Union of American Republics →	hasMember
Central American Spanish → Ngobe → Ngäbere → Ngäbere language →	spokenIn
CR → CRI → Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, D.C. →	represents
Nicaragua → Panama →	borderCountry
Americas → Latin America →	containsCountry
Colinus cristatus → harpy eagle →	foundInCountry
Central America → Spanish Empire →	hasPart
Central American Integration System → Organization of Ibero-American States →	member
Colinus leucopogon → Resplendent quetzal →	nativeTo
Cinemark Theatres → VINCI Airports →	operatesInCountry
Haredi Jews → Yemenite Jews →	populationCenter
Declaration by United Nations → Treaty of San Francisco →	signatory
ATSC → Guillermo →	usedInRegion
American Convention on Human Rights →	adoptedInCountry
La Frutera →	associatedWithCountry
Minor C. Keith →	businessRegion
Three Kings Day →	celebratedIn
Europe and North America →	containsWorldHeritageSiteIn
CRI →	countryCodeFor
CCCF →	countryHeadquarters
Central American independence movement →	countryInvolved
Felicia Montealegre →	countryOfCitizenship
Cocos Ridge →	countryOffshoreFrom
Guatemala Captaincy General →	countryToday
Pura vida (informal slogan) ("used in marketing and branding of Costa Rica") →	culturalSignificance
Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, D.C. →	diplomaticMissionOf
Middle America Trench →	extendsAlongCoastOf
Central American Volcanic Arc →	extendsThrough
United States diaspora →	formsCommunityIn
First Mexican Empire →	hasCentralAmericanProvince
eastern North Pacific Ocean →	hasCoastlineOn
North America →	hasCountry
CR →	hasCountryName
Embassy of Cyprus in Washington, D.C. →	hasJurisdictionOver
CR ("República de Costa Rica") →	hasLongNameInSpanish
David →	hasNearbyBorder
Pacific Alliance →	hasObserverState
CR →	hasOfficialShortNameInEnglish
CR →	hasOfficialShortNameInSpanish
Ninth International Conference of American States →	hasParticipant
Spanish-speaking world →	hasRegion
Member States of the United Nations ("Republic of Costa Rica") →	includes
Isthmo-Colombian Area →	includesRegion
Caribbean Plate →	influencesCountry
San José →	isCapitalOf
Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, D.C. →	isForeignMissionOf
Irazú →	isHighestVolcanoIn
San José →	isLargestCityOf
Ngobe →	isMinorityLanguageIn
Spanish →	isOfficialLanguageOf
Arenal →	isTouristDestinationOf
Academy of the Spanish Language in Costa Rica →	jurisdiction
Latin Monetary Union →	laterMember
Afro-Latin Americans →	livesInRegion
Spanish America →	locatedInPresentDay
Cocos Plate →	locatedOffCoastOf
Banana Wars →	location
United Provinces of Central America →	memberState
Cocos Island ("Puntarenas") →	nearestMajorPort
El Pulpo →	notableInCountry
April Fools' Day →	observedIn
North American time zones →	observedInCountry
Colombian Basin →	offCoastOf
Operation Power Pack →	participant
CONCACAF Champions Cup →	participatingAssociations
International Meridian Conference →	participatingEntity
Pan-American Highway →	passesThroughCountry
Felicia Montealegre →	placeOfBirth
Ngäbe →	recognizedAsIndigenousPeopleBy
Academy of the Spanish Language in Costa Rica →	regionServed
CRI →	representsCountryEnglishName
CRI ("República de Costa Rica") →	representsCountryOfficialName
Ngäbe people →	secondaryLocation
Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, D.C. →	sendingCountry
The Lost World: Jurassic Park →	setting
Viceroyalty of New Spain ("Republic of Costa Rica") →	successor
United Provinces of Central America ("Republic of Costa Rica") →	successorState
Daniel H. Janzen →	workLocation