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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Republic of Costa Rica
1991 Republic of Costa Rica
1992 Republic of Costa Rica
1993 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
1994 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
1995 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
1996 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
1997 conventional long form : Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
1998 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
1999 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
2000 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
2001 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
2002 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica
2003 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica
2004 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
2005 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
2006 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
2007 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
2008 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
2009 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
2010 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
2011 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
2012 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
2013 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
2014 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
2015 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica | conventional short form: Costa Rica | local long form: Republica de Costa Rica | local short form: Costa Rica
2016 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica | conventional short form: Costa Rica | local long form: Republica de Costa Rica | local short form: Costa Rica | etymology: the name means "rich coast" in Spanish and was first applied in the early colonial period of the 16th century
2017 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica | conventional short form: Costa Rica | local long form: Republica de Costa Rica | local short form: Costa Rica | etymology: the name means "rich coast" in Spanish and was first applied in the early colonial period of the 16th century
2018 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica | conventional short form: Costa Rica | local long form: Republica de Costa Rica | local short form: Costa Rica | etymology: the name means "rich coast" in Spanish and was first applied in the early colonial period of the 16th century
2019 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica | conventional short form: Costa Rica | local long form: Republica de Costa Rica | local short form: Costa Rica | etymology: the name means "rich coast" in Spanish and was first applied in the early colonial period of the 16th century
2020 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica | conventional short form: Costa Rica | local long form: Republica de Costa Rica | local short form: Costa Rica | etymology: the name means "rich coast" in Spanish and was first applied in the early colonial period of the 16th century
2021 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica etymology: the name means "rich coast" in Spanish and was first applied in the early colonial period of the 16th century
2022 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica etymology: the name means "rich coast" in Spanish and was first applied in the early colonial period of the 16th century
2023 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Rep blica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica etymology: the name means "rich coast" in Spanish and was first applied in the early colonial period of the 16th century
2024 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Rep blica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica etymology: the name means "rich coast" in Spanish and was first applied in the early colonial period of the 16th century
2025 conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Rep blica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica etymology: the name means "rich coast" in Spanish; Christopher COLUMBUS named it in 1502, referring to the region's abundant vegetation and water