Costa Rica

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Cartago Agrarian Union Party (in Spanish: Partido Unión Agrícola Cartaginés) is a political party in Cartago, Costa Rica. The party was founded in 1962, by Juan Guillermo Brenes Castillo. The following table contains a list of the presidents and heads of state of Costa Rica since Central American independence from Spain and Mexico. ... Óscar Rafael de Jesús Arias Sánchez (born 13 September 1940, in Heredia, Costa Rica) is the current President of Costa Rica and the first Nobel Laureate to be elected as a Latin American nations president after winning the award. ... The Legislative Assembly ( Spanish: Asamblea Legislativa) is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Costa Rica. ... Political parties in Costa Rica lists political parties in this country. ... Politics of Costa Rica Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Costa Rica ... Costa Rica held a presidential election on 5 February 2006. ... Costa Rica consists of seven provinces: Alajuela (central; north of capital San José) Cartago Guanacaste (north-west) Heredia Limón (Caribbean coast) Puntarenas (south-west) San José (Area around capital) Ranked list by population (as of 2000) Ranked list by area Ranked list by population density Categories: Central America geography... Costa Rica is an active member of the international community and, in 1993, claimed it was for neutrality. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... // Political scientists have developed concepts of different ideal types of political parties in order to better compare them with each other. ... Cartago is a city in Costa Rica, about 25 km (15 miles) east of the capital, San José. It is at an elevation of about 1435 m (some 4930 ft) above sea level on the Cartago River, at the base of the Irazú Volcano. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...

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• Presentation of the party at the TSE website