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The republic of Costa Rica (the ‘Rich Coast’) has been independent since 1821, although it formed, from 1824 to 1838, part of the Confederation of Central America.
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Statistical Information: Official statistics are issued by the Director General de Estadística (Ministerio de Industria y Comercio, San José) as they become available. The compilation of statistics was started in 1861.
Ameringer, C. D., Democracy in Costa Rica. New York, 1982
Biesanz, R. (et al), The Costa Ricans. Hemel Hempstead, 1982
Fernandez Guardia, L., Historia de Costa Rica. 2nd ed., 2 vols. San José, 1941
Seligson, M. A., Peasants of Costa Rica and the Development of Agrarian Capitalism. Univ. of Wisconsin Press, 1980
Trejos, Juan, Geografía ilustrada de Costa Rica. San José, 1948
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Paxton, J. (1985). Costa Rica. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271142_46
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