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| Country name |
conventional long form: republic of costa rica conventional short form: costa rica local short form: costa rica local long form: republica de costa rica |
| Government type | democratic republic |
| Capital | San Jose |
| Administrative divisions | 7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San Jose |
| Independence | 15 September 1821 (from Spain) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 15 September (1821) |
| Constitution | 7 November 1949 |
| Legal system | based on Spanish civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; has accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president abel pacheco (since 8 may 2002); first vice president lineth saborio (since na may 2002); second vice president luis fishman (since na may 2002); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: president abel pacheco (since 8 may 2002); first vice president lineth saborio (since na may 2002); second vice president luis fishman (since na may 2002); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: cabinet selected by the president elections: president and vice presidents elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 3 february 2002; run-off election held 7 april 2002 (next to be held na february 2006) election results: abel pacheco elected president; percent of vote - abel pacheco (pusc) 58%; rolando araya (pln) 42% |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (57 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 3 february 2002 (next to be held 3 february 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - pusc 19, pln 17, pac 14, pml 6, prc 1 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (22 justices are elected for eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly) |
| Political parties and leaders | Agricultural Labor Action or PALA [Carlos Alberto SOLIS Blanco]; Citizen Action Party or PAC [Otton SOLIS]; Costa Rican Renovation Party or PRC [Justo OROZCO]; Democratic Force Party or PFD [Jose M. NUNEZ]; Libertarian Movement Party or PML [Otto GUEVARA Guth]; National Christian Alliance Party or ANC [Alejandro MADRIGAL]; National Independent Party or PNI [Jorge GONZALEZ Marten]; National Integration Party or PIN [Walter MUNOZ Cespedes]; National Liberation Party or PLN [Sonia PICADO]; Social Christian Unity Party or PUSC [Luis Manuel CHACON] note: mainly a two-party system - pusc and pln - until the 3 february 2002 election in which the pac captured a significant percentage, forcing a run-off in april 2002 |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | Authentic Confederation of Democratic Workers or CATD (Communist Party affiliate); Chamber of Coffee Growers; Confederated Union of Workers or CUT (Communist Party affiliate); Costa Rican Confederation of Democratic Workers or CCTD (Liberation Party affiliate); Federation of Public Service Workers or FTSP; National Association for Economic Development or ANFE; National Association of Educators or ANDE; Rerum Novarum or CTRN (PLN affiliate) [Gilbert Brown] |
| International organization participation | BCIE, CACM, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA (observer), NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador tomas duenas chancery: 2114 s street nw, washington, dc 20008 consulate(s) general: atlanta, chicago, denver, durham (north carolina), houston, los angeles, miami, new orleans, new york, phoenix, san antonio, san francisco, st. paul, and tampa consulate(s): austin FAX: [1] (202) 265-4795 telephone: [1] (202) 234-2945 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador (vacant); charge d'affaires douglas m. barnes embassy: calle 120 avenida o, pavas, san jose mailing address: apo aa 34020 telephone: [506] 519-2000 FAX: [506] 519-2305 |
| Flag description | five horizontal bands of blue (top), white, red (double width), white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a white elliptical disk on the hoist side of the red band; above the coat of arms a light blue ribbon contains the words, AMERICA CENTRAL, and just below it near the top of the coat of arms is a white ribbon with the words, REPUBLICA COSTA RICA |
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