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HISTORY. 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 Economia y Hacienda, San José) as they become available. The compilation of statistics was started in 1861.
Biesanz, J. and M., Costa Rican Life. 3rd printing. New York, 1946
Fernandez Guardia, L., Historia de Costa Rica. 2nd ed., 2 vols. San José, 1941
May S., and others, Costa Rica: A study in economic development. New York, 1952
Trejos, Juan, Geografia ilustrada de Costa Rica. San José, 1948
Sandner, G., Agrarkolonisation in Costa Rica. Kiel, 1961
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Steinberg, S.H. (1966). Costa Rica. In: Steinberg, S.H. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270954_49
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