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In Costa Rica, the executive cabinet is selected by the president.

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Orosi Mirador overlooking Orosi Valley near the city of Paraiso. This is a beautiful place to have a family outing.

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In Costa Rica, the executive branch is made up of the president and vice president. The president is both Chief of State and head of the government. The last president, Oscar Arias, had no vice president

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Roses and margaritas.

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In Costa Rica, voting age is 18. It is universal and compulsory.

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Old Spanish Mission church at Ujarras. Originally built around 1693.

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In Costa Rica, the legal system is based on the Spanish civil law system.

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Costa Rica’s present constitution was ratified on November 7, 1949.

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Costa Rica’s Independence Day is September 15, 1821.

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La Paz Waterfall near Poas Volcano. Falls were damaged during the last major earthquake.

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Costa Rica is made up of seven administrative provinces: Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, and San Jose.

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Newly cultivated fields on the slopes of Irazu Volcano. Anvil shaped thunderhead over the central valley.

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The capital of Costa Rica is San Jose which has the geographical coordinates of 9.56N; 84.05 W.

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Costa Rica is a democratic republic.

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In Costa Rica the literacy rate at age 15 is 94.7%.

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Costa Rica’s official language is Spanish but English is widely spoken as a second language.

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Religions within the country are 76.3% Roman Catholic; 13.7% evangelical; 1.3% Jehovah’s Witnesses; 4.8% others; and 3.2% have no religious beliefs.

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A tree sloth. Photo was taken near Poas Volcano.

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In Costa Rica the ethnic groups making up the population are 94% white; 3% black; 1% Amerindian; 1% Chinese; and 1% others.

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Costa Rica has an intermediate risk of major infectious diseases. Disease that are food or water- borne is bacterial diarrhea, and vector-borne is dengue fever.