|native_name = {{lang|es|''República de Costa Rica''}}
|conventional_long_name =Orile-ede Olominira ile Kosta Rika<br /> Republic of Costa Rica
|common_name = CostaKóstá RicaRikà
|image_flag = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg
|image_coat = Coat of arms of Costa_Rica.svg
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'''CostaKóstá RicaRikà''' ({{pron-en|ˌkoʊstə ˈrikə|En-us-Costa Rica.ogg}}), officiallylonibise theo je '''RepublicOrile-ede ofOlominira Costaile RicaKosta Rika'''({{lang-es|Costa Rica}} ortabi ''{{lang|es|República de Costa Rica}}'', {{IPA-es|reˈpuβlika ðe ˈkosta ˈrika|pron}}) isje aorile-ede country inni [[Central America|Arin Amerika]], borderedo ni bode bymo [[Nicaragua]] toni the northAriwa, [[Panama]] to theni eastilaorun andati southguusu, themo [[Pacific Ocean|Okun Pasifik]] toni theiwoorun westati andguusu southati and themo [[Caribbean Sea|Omi-okun Karibeani]] to theni eastilaorun.
CostaKosta RicaRika, whichto meanstumosi "RichEti CoastOdo Olora", ti pa constitutionally [[Military of Costa Rica|abolishedise itsologun armyre re]] permanentlypelu ilana-ibagbepo inni 1949.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elespiritudel48.org/docu/h013.htm|author=El Espíritu del 48|title=Abolición del Ejército|accessdate=2008-03-09|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-06-09|url=http://dev.prenhall.com/divisions/hss/worldreference/CR/defense.html|title=Costa Rica |publisher=World Desk Reference }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-06-09|url=http://www.pcr.uu.se/gpdatabase/gpcountry.php?id=39®ionSelect=4-Central_Americas|title=Costa Rica |publisher=[[Uppsala University|Uppsala Universitet]]}}</ref> ItOhun isnikan theni onlyorile-ede [[Latin America|Amerika Latini]]ncountryto includedwa inni theakojo [[Howawon Democratic Is the American Constitution?#List of countries steadily democratic since at least 1950|list of the world’sorile-ede 22 olderoseluarailu democracies]]pipejulo.<ref name=List22>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15501885&fsrc=rss|title=Costa Rica's new president: Thriller for Chinchilla|publisher=The Economist|date=2010-02-11|accessdate=2010-02-16}}</ref> CostaKosta RicaRika haslemolemo consistentlyti beenwa amonglarin theawon toporile-ede LatinAmerika AmericanLatini countriesto ingaju terms of thenipa [[Human Development Index|Atoka Idagbasoke Eniyan]], ando si wa ni rankedipo 54th inlagbaye theni world inodun 2007.<ref name=HDI09>{{cite web|title=Table H: Human development index 2007 and its components|url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2009_EN_Complete.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=2009-10-05|publisher=UNDP| author=UNDP Human Development Report 2009}}</ref> TheO countrywa isni rankedipo 3rdketa in the worldlagbaye, andati 1stakoko amongni thegbogbo [[Americas|Amerika]], in terms of the 2010nipa [[Environmental Performance Index|Atoka Bi Ayika Se Wa]] ni 2010.<ref name=EPI10>{{cite web|title=2010 Environmental Performance Index|url=http://epi.yale.edu/Home|accessdate=2010-01-27| author=Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University}}</ref>
In 2007 the Costa Rican government announced plans for Costa Rica to become the first [[carbon neutral]] country by 2021.<ref>{{cite news | title= Costa Rica Aims to Be a Carbon-Neutral Nation | url =http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19141333 | author=John Burnett |date=2008-02-18 |publisher= National Public Radio (NPR.org)|accessdate = 2009-04-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Costa Rica Aims to Become First "Carbon Neutral" Country | url =http://www.worldwatch.org/node/4958 | author=Alana Herro |publisher=[[Worldwatch Institute]]|date=2007-03-12|accessdate = 2009-04-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= País quiere ser primera nación con balance neutro de carbono | url =http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/febrero/21/aldea1002694.html | publisher=[[La Nación (San José)|La Nación]]|author=Alejandro Vargas|date=2007-02-21|accessdate = 2009-04-27| language=Spanish}}</ref> According to the [[New Economics Foundation]], Costa Rica ranks first in the [[Happy Planet Index]] and is the "[[Environmentally friendly|greenest]]" country in the world.<ref>{{cite news | title= Costa Rica is the world's happiest and greenest country in the world. | url =http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/04/costa-rica-happy-planet-index | author=Ashley Seager |date=2008-07-04 |publisher=[[Guardian.co.uk]]|accessdate = 2009-07-04 | location=London}}</ref>
