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Index of U.S. government
info for Americans living
and traveling Abroad

General Assembly
 of the
OAS Foreign
Ministers


The World Bank Group


E-Business Forum


Full List of
Government Info


Costa Rica American
Chamber of Commerce


Costa Rica
Government –
Council of the
Americas


Universal
Declaration of
Human Rights

Asamblea Legislativa
Legislative Assembly


Gobierno de
Costa Rica
Government of
Costa Rica.

Ministerio de
Agricultura
y Ganadería
 (MAG)
Ministry of
Agriculture &
Cattle.

Ministerio de
Comercio
Exterior (COMEX)
Ministry of External
Commerce.


Ministerio de Economía
Industria y Comercio
 (MEIC)
Ministry of Economy,
Industry
and Commerce

Ministerio de
Hacienda
Ministry of Finance.

Ministerio de
Relaciones
Exteriores

Planificación Nacional
 y Política Económica
 (MIDEPLAN)
Ministry of National
Planning & Economics

Ministerio del Ambiente
 y Energía (MINAE)
Ministry of Environment
& Energy.

Ministerio de Salud
MS
Ministry of Health

Dirección General de
Hidrocarburos
General Directorate
for Hydrocarbons.

Ministerio de Relaciones
Exteriores y Culto
Ministry of External
Relations and Worship.

Ministerio de
Gobernación
y Policía
Ministry of Interior
and Police
 

Embassy of Chile in
San José,
Costa Rica
Embassy of Chile in
San José, Costa Rica

Embassy of France
in San José, Costa Rica
En Curridabat Del Indoor
Club - 200 Sur 50 Oeste
BP 10177 - 1000 San Jose
Tel: 234-41 67
Fax: 234-41 95


Embassy of Germany
in San José, Costa Rica
Embassy of Germany in
San José, Costa Rica



Embassy of Italy in San
José, Costa Rica
Embassy of Italy in
San José, Costa Rica
San Josè 5a entrata Los
Yoses, 1729 1000 - San
Jose Tel. (506) 224-6574,
2342326, 2249415
Fax 2258200
 ITALDIPL CR
E-mail:
uffcomit@sol.racsa.co.cr


Embassy of Japan in San
José Costa Rica - Barrio
Rohrmoser, Sabana Sur ,
Detras de la Contraloria
General de la Republica ,
Oficentro la Sabana ,
Edifico 7 , Piso 3 ,
San José Costa Rica.
(Apartado
No.501 y No.10145)
Tel: 232-1255  
Fax: 231-3140


Embassy of Portugal
in San Jose, Costa Rica
Embassy of Portugal in
San Jose, Costa Rica


Embassy of Romania
in San Jose, Costa Rica
Embassy of Romania in
San Jose, Costa Rica


Embassy of Russia in
San Jose, Costa Rica
 Embassy of Russia in
San Jose, Costa Rica

Embassy of Switzerland
in San Jose, Costa Rica
Embassy of Switzerland in
San Jose, Costa Rica


Embassy of the United
Kingdom in San José,
Costa Rica - Apartado
815 Edifico Centro
Colon (11th Floor)
San Jose
1007 Tel: 258 2025
Fax: 233 9938  
E-mail:
 britemb@sol.racsa.co.cr
 

Politics


Political Parties in
Costa Rica


Elections in Costa Rica
 

Earth Council
 

Politics and Education

Constitution, Government
& Legislation 

Partido Liberacion
Nacional (PLN)
National Liberation
Party

Partido Integración
Nacional (PIN)
National Integration
Party




Partido del Pueblo Costarricense (PPC)
Costarican People's
Party

Movimiento
Libertario
(ML)
Libertarian Movement
 

International Reports

Instituto Costarricense
 de Investigación y
Enseñanza en Nutrición
 y Salud (INCIENSA)


Ministerio de Educación
 Pública (MEP)
Ministry of Public
Education

Ministerio de Ciencia y
Tecnología (MICIT)
Ministry of Science
and Technology

Instituto Nacional de
Seguros (INS)
National Institute of
Insurances

Instituto Nacional de
Aprendizaje (INA)


 

 
Embassy of the United
States of America in
San José, Costa Rica
Apartado 920-1200
Pavas,
San Jose, Costa Rica
Tel: 220-3939  
Fax: 232-7944
E-mail:
hdssjo@usia.gov


Embassy of Venezuela
in San Jose, Costa Rica 
Embassy of Venezuela in
San Jose, Costa Rica  

General Consulate of
Denmark
in San José, Costa Rica
Sabana Sur de Librederia
Universal 275 Sur, San
Jose, Costa Rica (Source
 from Udenrigsministeriet,
check following URL for
update information)
Tel: 220 0242,
232 7501
Fax: 232 3760
Web site URL:
http:// www.um.dk/cgi-bin/dgk/htmldgk2.pl?
omraade=dipkon

 

Costa Rica Embassies
in other Countries

Embajada de Costa Rica
 en Washington, Estados
Unidos de América
Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, United States
of America.

 

Instituto Nacional
 de las Mujeres
National Institute of
Women


Instituto Costarricense
de Turismo (ICT)
Costa Rican Institute of
Tourism

Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y
Alcantarillados (AyA)
Costa Rican Institute of
Aqueducts and Drains  

 

Costa Rica
Peace & Issues
 

Prevent Genocide
International
(Costa Rica) 
International War
Crimes & Humanitarian
Rights.

XIII Congress of the
 Association of
Space Explorers
San Jose, Costa Rica

Government Opposes Participation in Miss
 World Contest
By Tim Rogers

Caja  Costarricense  de
 Seguro  Social (CCSS)

Comisión Nacional de
Emergencia (CNE)
National Commission
of Emergency
 

Country Watch 

The World Factbook 


World Switch 

International
Monetary Fund

Social Funds.Com
 

Consejo Nacional de
Rehabilitación y
Educación Especial
(CNREE)
National Council of
Rehabilitation and
Special Education

Banco Central de
Costa Rica
Central Bank of
Costa Rica

Defensoría de los
Habitantes

Poder Judicial


Tribunal Supremo
de Elecciones (TSE)
Supreme Court of
Elections

 

Costa Rican Investment
and Trade Development
Board

Newspapers & Media
in Costa Rica!
 

Central American
Broadcasting

World Policy

Yes English Online

Pan American – Center
  for International Policy 

International News-
One World Net 

World Wide Gazeteer

International 
News – Moreover 

Haaretz Daily -
Hebrew Jewish News

The Jerusalem Post

The Moscow Times

The New Zealand Herald


Guardian Unlimited
British News

The Observer
British New
 

Christian Science
Monitor

Boston Globe

Financial Times

Chicago Tribune

Costa Rica News
- Topix
Costa Rica News
continually updated from thousands of sources
around the net.

Inside Costa Rica
Magazine 

Inside Costa Rica!
Editorial

Ein News
A Service for Global
Professionals! News
about Costa Rica, that
can't be found elsewhere! 
Live Digital News Feed!

Costa Rica News!
 

Business Costa Rica
Magazine

English) La Nacion
The largest read daily
Spanish newspaper-now
available online in
English! 

Costa Rica Quarterly
English - E-zine.

Tico Times Online
Tico Times Weekly
English newspaper.

The Take Monthly
A "twisted, sardonic,
cultural-perspective
magazine" on the
relationship between
expats and the Costa
Rica culture.

El Sol de Osa
(English)
Regional-all about
Osa Peninsula.

Costa Rica Maps

The World Bank Group

We Love Costa Rica

Costa Rica Outdoors

Central America Weekly
 

Tico Times
Central America's leading English-language newspaper, is distributed weekly. The Tico Times offers a weekly synopsis of important business, political, and tourism related events; both locally and internationally. The Tico Times also contains the most complete classified section of any local newspaper.

La Republica (Spanish)
The second most read newspaper in Costa Rica, La Republica is more of a local paper, however, some coverage is offered regarding economics, world events and business issues.

        La Prensa Libre (Spanish)
        Even smaller than La Republica, La Prensa Libre contains mostly local content.
 

Costa Rica President
Oscar Arias

Costa Rica is a democratic republic, as stated by the 1949 Constitution, which  guarantees all citizens and foreigners, equality before the law,
the right to own  property, the right of petition and assembly, freedom
of speech and the right to habeas corpus, among others.

The government is divided into independent executive, legislative,
and judicial powers.  This "separation of powers" is stipulated, under  Article 9 of the Constitution.  In 1969, an amendment ruled, that
neither  the incumbent president nor any other president may be
reelected.

Costa Rica's executive power, is composed of the president, the 
vice-presidents and the ministers, all of them, conform a group
of 17 members, called Government Council. Legislative power, is 
vested in the Legislative Assembly, a unicameral body, composed 
of 57 members elected from proportional representation.

Diputados are elected, in a four year period and can be reelected, 
four years later.  The Assembly holds the power to amend the 
president's budget and to appoint the Comptroller General, who 
checks public expenditures and prevents the executive power
from overspending.

Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly also appoints the Supreme
Court judges for a minimum term of eight years.  They are
automatically reappointed unless voted out by the Legislative 
Assembly.

Twenty-four  judges now serve the Supreme Court. These judges,
in turn, select judges for the civil and penal courts.  Together,  the
courts have done much to enforce constitutional checks on 
presidential power.

The courts also appoint the three permanent magistrates on the
Special Electoral Tribunal, an independent body,  that oversees 
each election and is given far-reaching powers.  The tribunal 
appointees serve staggered six-year terms and are appointed one
every two years to minimize partisanship.

Costa Rica's seven Provinces:  Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, Guanacaste and San Jose, its capital, are ruled by a  governor, appointed by the president.

The Provinces are subdivided into 81 counties, which are divided
into a total of  421 districts,  ruled by municipal councils.  The 
provinces play only one important role:  as electoral districts for 
the Legislative Assembly.

The Republic of Costa Rica sets the Example of Peace on Earth  and Leads the Way... 
for all other Nations to Follow.
 

Cooperation in Space with All Nations... 
for the Advancement of Humankind... 
should be the goal for all countries on Earth.
 

The Studies being done in Costa Rica and other countries, will enable us to "seed"  Life on other planets... for the future.
 

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The Only Way to "Real" Peace and Freedom
is through Education. 

Education ensures that a country advances
 into the next century and that it's people
will be prepared for the challenge.