Costa Rica,officially the Republic of Costa Rica,is a country in the Central American region of North America. Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north,the Caribbean Sea to the northeast,Panama to the southeast,and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest,as well as maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of 51,060 km2 (19,710 sq mi). An estimated 333,980 people live in the capital and largest city,San José,with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area.
The first indigenous peoples of Costa Rica were hunters and gatherers,and when the Spanish conquerors arrived,Costa Rica was divided in two distinct cultural areas due to its geographical location in the Intermediate Area,between Mesoamerican and the Andean cultures,with influences of both cultures.
This is a demographic article about Costa Rica's population,including population density,ethnicity,education level,health of the populace,economic status,religious affiliations,and other aspects of the population.
Central America is a subregion of the Americas formed by six Latin American countries and one (officially) Anglo-American country,Belize. As an isthmus it connects South America with the remainder of mainland North America,and comprises the following countries:Belize,Guatemala,Honduras,El Salvador,Nicaragua,Costa Rica,and Panama.
Alberto Cañas Escalante was a politician,writer,intellectual,public servant,and journalist from San José,Costa Rica. He is known as one of the most important figures in the cultural,political,and social life of Costa Rica during the latter half of the twentieth century. The National Library System of Costa Rica credits Cañas with more than 4,773 publications as of 2005.
Epsy Alejandra Campbell Barr is a Costa Rican politician and economist who served as the Vice-president of Costa Rica from 8 May 2018 to 8 May 2022. She is the first woman of African descent to be vice president in Costa Rica and in Latin America.
Elizabeth Bernardita Fonseca Corrales was a deputy in the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2010,representing San José. Fonseca holds a doctorate in History and American Society from the University of Paris. She was president of the Citizens' Action Party in 2010.
Carlos Andrés Alvarado Quesada is a Costa Rican politician,writer,journalist,and political scientist who served as the 48th president of Costa Rica from 8 May 2018 to 8 May 2022. A member of the Citizens' Action Party (PAC),Alvarado previously served as Minister of Labor and Social Security during the presidency of Luis Guillermo Solís.
Carolina Coto Segnini is a Costa Rican model and actress. She has appeared on the cover of magazines such as Health &Fitness,Runners World,Revista Ejercicio y Salud and SoHo. In addition,she appeared in campaigns of Clairol,Nike and Adidas. She represented her country as Miss Global Beauty Queen 2009,held in China.
The Progressive Liberal Party is a classical-liberal political party in Costa Rica.
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 6 February 2022,to elect the president,two vice-presidents,and all 57 deputies of the Legislative Assembly. As none of the presidential nominees obtained at least 40% of the votes,a runoff was held on 3 April 2022,between the top two candidates,JoséMaría Figueres and Rodrigo Chaves Robles.
The Social Democratic Progress Party is a Costa Rican political party founded in 2018 and led by Rodrigo Chaves Robles and Pilar Cisneros Gallo.
Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles is a Costa Rican politician and economist who has served as the 49th and current President of Costa Rica since May 2022. He was previously Minister of Finance from 2019 to 2020 during the presidency of Carlos Alvarado Quesada.
Mary Denisse Munive Angermüller is a Costa Rican physician and politician who is the Second Vice President of Costa Rica. She assumed office on 8 May 2022.
Beginning on the night (UTC-6:00) of April 17,2022,a ransomware attack began against nearly 30 institutions of the government of Costa Rica,including its Ministry of Finance,the Ministry of Science,Innovation,Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT),the National Meteorological Institute,state internet service provider RACSA,the Costa Rican Social Security Fund,the Ministry of Labor and Social Security,the Fund for Social Development and Family Allowances,and the Administrative Board of the Municipal Electricity Service of Cartago.
Events in the year 2022 in Costa Rica.
The following lists events that happened during 2022 in Central America.
Events in the year 2023 in Costa Rica.
The following lists events of 2024 in Central America.
Events in the year 2024 in Costa Rica.
