Costa Rica (Republica de Costa Rica) is extended on one surface of 51060 Km square. Confines to north with Nicaragua, and south with Panama. Its coasts are bathed to east from the Sea of the Caribbeanses, and to the west from the Pacific Ocean. The coastal extension of the country is of 1290 Km. The nation is independent from the 1821 while the Constitution of modern Costa Rica had born in 1949, has not been minor important 1948, year in which decided to melt the army, what that have allowed the country to develop to peace and democracy, dedicating the resources to the instruction and the social problems.
To protection of public safety in the country they exist you vary police forces, Guard Civil, Guard Rural, the municipal police. While the organism that carries out judicial surveyings is known in the country like O.I.J.

Politicaly the nation is a Republic Presidential, the president exercises the executive power, comes elect to suffragio universal with rinnovabile mandate of 4 years for 2 sends, but not consecutive. The Legislative power exercises it the Assembly through its 57 elect members from the people, every 4 years. While the maximum organ of the Judicial power is the Supreme Court. Political Party are the PLN, PUSC, PAC and PL, even if in the assembly they are present deputies of you minor parties. The State, is subdivided in 7 province: Saint Josè (the capital), Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia, Puntarenas, Guanacaste and Limon. Which adds one population of approximately 4.100.000 of inhabitants, with one density of 75 inhabitants for square Km. For its tradition of peace and tranquillity, has had, in the last few ten years, a strongly immigration from near states , for economic and
political reasons.

 

The greater foreign community is that one than Nicaragua, than esteem are themselves advanced to the million. While political refugee are present from all the American continent.

For its characteristics of peace, tranquillities, mild climate, natural beauties, the sociable character of the Ticos (cosi are call the inhabitants to you of Costa Rica).

The country has attracted investor Americans, and European, what that one has generated tourist development of great proportions.