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In 1831, Mexico established diplomatic relations with the United Provinces, however, in 1838 the union dissolved and Costa Rica became an independent nation. [2] That same year, Costa Rica and Mexico established diplomatic relations. [1] In March 1948, Costa Rica entered into a civil war.
Because Costa Rica is located between 8 and 12 degrees north of the Equator, the climate is tropical year round. However, the country has many microclimates depending on elevation, rainfall, topography, and by the geography of each particular region. Costa Rica's seasons are defined by how much rain falls during a particular period.
This is a list of articles holding galleries of maps of present-day countries and dependencies. The list includes all countries listed in the List of countries , the French overseas departments, the Spanish and Portuguese overseas regions and inhabited overseas dependencies.
Of its 10.29 billion dollar annual exports, [53] 40.2% go to the United States, 11.1% to neighboring El Salvador, 8% to Honduras, 5.5% to Mexico, 4.7% to Nicaragua, and 4.3% to Costa Rica. [ 54 ] The region is particularly attractive for companies (especially clothing companies) because of its geographical proximity to the United States , very ...
An 1840 map of the federal republic by cartographer Heinrich Berghaus. The federal republic consisted of five states: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. [191] Each state was subdivided into 45 partidos (districts). [192]
According to the Montevideo Convention, a state must have a permanent population, a defined territory, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states. [4] The following states are all members of the United Nations [5] and current or former members of the Union of South American Nations. [6]
The Constitution of Costa Rica states, "For Public Administration purposes, the national territory is divided into provinces, these into cantons and cantons into districts." The country consists of 7 provinces ( provincias ), 84 cantons ( cantones ), and 489 districts ( distritos ).
Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually defined as consisting of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.