Definitions for costa rica
ˈkɒs tə ˈri kə, ˈkɔ stə, ˈkoʊ-cos·ta ri·ca

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1. Costa Rica, Republic of Costa Ricanoun

   a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America

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1. Costa Ricanoun

   A country in Central America; Official name: Republic of Costa Rica. Capital San José.

2. Etymology: From rica, costa

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1. Costa Rica

   Costa Rica (UK: , US: (listen); Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica (Spanish: República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and 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 sovereign state is a unitary presidential constitutional republic. It has a long-standing and stable democracy and a highly educated workforce. The country spends roughly 6.9% of its budget (2016) on education, compared to a global average of 4.4%. Its economy, once heavily dependent on agriculture, has diversified to include sectors such as finance, corporate services for foreign companies, pharmaceuticals, and ecotourism. Many foreign manufacturing and services companies operate in Costa Rica's Free Trade Zones (FTZ) where they benefit from investment and tax incentives.Costa Rica was inhabited by indigenous peoples before coming under Spanish rule in the 16th century. It remained a peripheral colony of the empire until independence as part of the First Mexican Empire, followed by membership in the Federal Republic of Central America, from which it formally declared independence in 1847. Following the brief Costa Rican Civil War in 1948, it permanently abolished its army in 1949, becoming one of only a few sovereign nations without a standing army.The country has consistently performed favorably in the Human Development Index (HDI), placing 62nd in the world as of 2020, and fifth in Latin America. It has also been cited by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as having attained much higher human development than other countries at the same income levels, with a better record on human development and inequality than the median of the region. It also performs well in comparisons of the state of democracy, press freedom and subjective happiness. It has the 7th freest press according to the Press Freedom Index, it is the 37th most democratic country according to the Freedom in the World index and it is the 12th happiest country in the World Happiness Report.

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1. costa rica

   Costa Rica is a country located in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Known for its rich biodiversity, it boasts lush rainforests, stunning beaches, active volcanoes and an extensive range of wildlife. The capital of Costa Rica is San José. Despite its small size, Costa Rica has a high standard of living, with the economy mainly based on tourism, agriculture, and electronics exports. It is also notable for its strong commitment to environmental sustainability and its decision to become carbon-neutral by 2021.

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1. Costa Rica

   Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Costa Rica constitutionally abolished its army permanently in 1949. It is the only Latin American country in the list of the world's 22 oldest democracies. Costa Rica has consistently been among the top Latin American countries in the Human Development Index, ranked 62nd in the world in 2012. Costa Rica was cited by the United Nations United Nations Development Programme in 2010 as one of the countries that have attained much higher human development than other countries at the same income levels and, in 2011, was highlighted by UNDP for being a good performer on environmental sustainability and having a better record on human development and inequality than the median of their region. It was also the only country to meet all five criteria established to measure environmental sustainability. The country is ranked fifth in the world, and first among the Americas, in terms of the 2012 Environmental Performance Index.

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1. Costa Rica

   a small republic of Central America; it is mostly tableland; contains many volcanoes; is chiefly agricultural, though rich in minerals.

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1. costa rica

   The most southern state of Central America; bounded north by Nicaragua, northeast by the Caribbean Sea, south by New Granada, and south and west by the Pacific. The government of Costa Rica was established in 1832, and is accounted as the best and most liberal in Central America.

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1. Costa Rica

   Spanish for “rich coast.”

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of costa rica in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of costa rica in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of costa rica in a Sentence

1. Klaus Spielkamp:

   It is not just Brazil anymore, we have seen sellers in Colombia, Costa Rica (and other countries).

2. Ivan Oliva:

   We would like to thank Costa Rica for everything it has done for us, the help for children, the elderly and pregnant women; but we don't want to stay in Costa Rica. We want to go on toward the United States.

3. Criszanyelis Urbaez:

   Costa Rica was hard to get through. Once they realized Max was a dog, they asked us to get off the bus, but we kept trying.

4. John Hudson:

   The shots were taken around 11 p.m. somewhere up in the highlands on a nature reserve in Costa Rica.

5. David Butowsky:

   President Nixon would go to a country with weak extradition laws like Colombia or Costa Rica and once the laws would change President Nixon would go to another country until President Nixon only option was Cuba.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=costa rica
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Costa_Rica
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=costa rica
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#CostaRica
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=costa rica