Costa Rica Costa Rica .cr is the country code top-level domain ( ccTLD) for Costa Rica. ...more on Wikipedia about ".cr"
The Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica is the national Scouting and Guiding association of Costa Rica. Scouting was founded in Costa Rica in 1915 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1925. Guiding started in 1922 and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1981. The association has more than 10,000 youth members of both sexes and about 2,000 adult volunteers (according to its homepage). ...more on Wikipedia about "Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica"
Bela Rabelbauer was an Austrian businessman. In the 1970s he was ...more on Wikipedia about "Bela Rabelbauer"
The Coat of Arms of Costa Rica depicts an essential simplification of the nation. The two ships on either side represent the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, both of which border Costa Rica. The ships also represent the maritime history of the country. The three mountains represent the three major mountain ranges of Costa Rica, and also stand to show the location of the country relative to the two bodies of sea. The current coat of arms has seven stars on it to stand for the seven provinces of Costa Rica. The above arms are older, and have five stars that represent the nations that had made up the United States of Central America in the early 19th century; the Costa Rican design is modified after the old Central American Federal coat of arms. The name of the nation is on a white banner at the top of the shield, above this is another blue scroll that says "Central America". ...more on Wikipedia about "Coat of Arms of Costa Rica"
The colón is the currency of two Central American nations: ...more on Wikipedia about "Colón (currency)"
Telephones - main lines in use: ...more on Wikipedia about "Communications in Costa Rica"
The Republic of Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south-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. ...more on Wikipedia about "Costa Rica"
The indigenous population today numbers about 29,000 or less than 1% of the population. Descendants of 19th century Jamaican immigrant workers constitute an English-speaking minority and -- at 3% of the population -- number about 96,000. An important and growing ethnic group in Costa Rica are Nicaraguans who represent 10% of the population. Most of these Nicaraguans are refugees from the Sandinista regime that existed in Nicaragua, and today work as manual laborers. Racism against the Nicaraguans is common, and their position in society has been compared to the Mexican situation in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Demographics of Costa Rica"
(Economy of Costa Rica) GDP: ...more on Wikipedia about "Economy of Costa Rica"
The flag of Costa Rica was officially adopted on November 27, 1906. However, the blue, white and red horizontal design was created and used since 1848 when Costa Rica left the Central America Federation and declare itself a Sovereign Republic. Pacífica Fernández, wife of the president, José María Castro Madriz created it inspired on the colors of the French Flag. The state and war flag and ensign includes the coat of arms of Costa Rica, while the civil ensign (there is no civil flag) omits the coat of arms and is shorter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flag of Costa Rica"
(Foreign relations of Costa Rica) Illicit drugs: ...more on Wikipedia about "Foreign relations of Costa Rica"
This is a list of people on stamps of Costa Rica. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of people on stamps of Costa Rica"
* SOS Santa Ana Secondary School ...more on Wikipedia about "List of schools in Costa Rica"
In a ceremony in the Cuartel Bellavista, Figueres broke a wall with a mallet symbolizing the end of Costa Rica's military spirit. ...more on Wikipedia about "Military of Costa Rica" Connect with shortopedia.
(Museums of Costa Rica) * El Museo de los Niños (The Children's Museum) ...more on Wikipedia about "Museums of Costa Rica"
"Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera" ( Spanish language, Noble homeland, your beautiful flag) is the national anthem of Costa Rica. It was originally adopted in 1853, with the music composed by Manuel María Gutiérrez. Words by José María Zeledón Brenes were added in 1900. ...more on Wikipedia about "Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera"
Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica (The National Theatre of Costa Rica) is located in the central section of San José. Construction began on the theatre in 1891, and it opened to the public on October 21, 1897 with a performance of Faust. ...more on Wikipedia about "Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica"
Tico is a colloquial name for the natives of Costa Rica. The plural form is Ticos. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tico"
(Wildlife of Costa Rica) Butterflies and moths ...more on Wikipedia about "Wildlife of Costa Rica"
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