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Costa Rica 
This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
Costa Rica- President
- Laura Chinchilla
- Vice Presidents
- Alfio Piva
- Luis Liberman
- Legislative Assembly
- Supreme Court of Justice
- Political parties
- Elections
- Presidential 2006
- Parliament 2006
- Referendum 2007
- General 2010
- Subdivisions
- Foreign relations
Costa Rica consists of 7 provinces (provincias):
1. Alajuela (central; north of capital San José) 
2. Cartago 3. Guanacaste (north-west) 4. Heredia 5. Limón (Caribbean coast) 6. Puntarenas (south-west) 7. San José (area around capital) Province Population % of total Pop. density (/km²) Area % of total San José 1,489,237 36.8% 299.9 4965.9 9.7% Alajuela 716,935 17.7% 73.5 9,757.5 19.1% Cartago 432,423 10.7% 138.4 3,124.7 6.1% Puntarenas 358,137 8.8% 31.8 11,265.7 22.0% Heredia 354,926 8.7% 133.6 2,657.0 5.2% Limón 432,923 10.7% 47.1 9,188.5 18.0% Guanacaste 264,474 6.5% 26.1 10,140.7 19.8% Costa Rica 3,810,179 74.6 51,092 The provinces are further divided into cantons (cantones), which are subdivided into districts (distritos).
See also
- ISO 3166-2:CR
- Cantons of Costa Rica
- Districts of Costa Rica
Provinces of Costa Rica Alajuela · Cartago · Guanacaste · Heredia · Limón · Puntarenas · San José
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