elections

The number of deputies for each province is determined by the provinces population. They determine by saying one member for each 30, 000 people. As basically everywhere, Costa Rica has a national election every four years. They have that election on the first Sunday in February.

Some Facts

Costa Rica, along with alot of other countries, signed a free trade agreement with the United States. Costa Rica's government is basically the same as the United States. It is divided into independent executive. It's divided into the legislative and judicial branches.

Jose Miguel Corrales Bolanos

Leaders

Costa Rica's Government has many parties and leaders. Some of them are Jose Miguel Corrales Bolanos, who is the leader of the National Liberation Party. Vladimir De La Cruz de Lemos, who is the leader of the Democratic Force Party. Rodrigo Gutierrez Schwanhauser, who is the leader of the New Democratic Party. I'm not going to name them all so the last one is Federico Malavasi Calvo, who is the leader of the Libertarian Movement Party.

What kind of government is it?

Costa Rica is a democratic republic. The 1949 Constitution stated that. This means that it gives the citizens and foreigners equal treatment. It also gives them the right to own property, the right of petition and assembly, freedom of speech, and the right to habeas corpus. Habeas corpus is the legal right to apply for a written command or legal authority.