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The National Archives of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Archivo Nacional de Costa Rica) is a decentralized institution of the Ministry of Culture and Youth. It is the governing body of the National Archival System, which manages Costa Rica 's documentary heritage and collaborates in the control of the country's notarial activities.
The Clave Única de Registro de Población (translated into English as Unique Population Registry Code or else as Personal ID Code Number) (abbreviated CURP) is a unique identity code for both citizens and residents of Mexico. Each CURP code is a unique alphanumeric 18- character string intended to prevent duplicate entries.
Costa Rica ratified the convention on 23 August 1977. [3] It has four World Heritage Sites and one site on the tentative list. [3] The first site in Costa Rica listed was the Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park, in 1983. In 1990, the site was expanded to include the sites across the border in Panama.
Costa Rica ( UK: / ˌkɒstəˈriːkə /, US: / ˌkoʊstə -/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, [ 10 ] is a country in the Central American region of North America. Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the ...
António Pinto Soares. (1780–1865) September 1842. Liberal. Came to power in popular uprising, and quickly resigned. 9. José María Alfaro Zamora. (1799–1865) 1842–1844.
For the purposes of the Public Administration, the national territory is divided into provinces, these in cantons and cantons in districts. Costa Rica is divided into: 7 provinces. 82 cantons. 492 districts. The most recent decree to this subdivision corresponds to N°41548-MGP from 28 January 2019. [ 2]
Indigenous people of Costa Rica, or Native Costa Ricans, are the people who lived in what is now Costa Rica prior to European and African contact and the descendants of those peoples. About 114,000 indigenous people live in the country, comprising 2.4% of the total population. [ 1] Indigenous Costa Ricans strive to keep their cultural ...
Central Bank of Costa RicaBanco Central de Costa Rica. The central building in 2023. Headquarters. San José, Costa Rica. Coordinates. 9°56′07.61″N 84°05′08.03″W. / 9.9354472°N 84.0855639°W / 9.9354472; -84.0855639. Established. January 1950.