Politics of Latin America

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Introduction

Costa Rica , is one of the smallest of the Latin American republics , it is bounded by Nicaragua on the North and panama on the 51 ,011 square kilometers in area , it is about large as the North American states of Vermont and new hemisphere when both combined . It has length of 464 kilometers (258 miles ) and its width at the broadest point between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea is 274 kilometers approximately 170 miles . It has a pacific coastline of

1 ,016 kilometers about 630 miles compared to 212 kilometers about 130 miles on the Caribbean . It has three major harbors on the pacific side , punt arenas , quepos and gotito but only one Puerto limon on the Caribbean

It is a tropical country meaning that the usual idea of heat as implied by that term is exaggerated . The central portion is a plateau of about 60 miles in length and 30 miles in width with altitudes ranging from 3 ,000 to 6 ,000 feet . Costa Rica enjoys an average temperature of about 20 ? c (68 ? f ) and all year round climate that is much like may and early June weather in the Middle Atlantic States of the united states

The rivers on the Atlantic slopes have adequate flow throughout the year , but many of those on the pacific side are greatly reduced during the dry season the country 's population is far from evenly distributed where about one tenth of the people live on the meseta central on area and the incidence of malaria and hookworm which have taken a frightful toll in the past and which still present hazards

During his inaugural address president Truman outlined four major points of American foreign policy in 1949 . All of the first three emphasized give un taltering support to the for world recovery to strengthen freedom loring nations against the dangers of aggression , however the fourth point was for making the benefits of scientific available for the improvement and growth of underdeveloped area . The president stated that the aim is to help the tree people of the world through their own efforts to produce more food more clothing more materials for housing and more mechanical power to lighten their burdens

The main resource of the country is agriculture and only small part of its potential arable land has been brought under intensive cultivation but the country is too dependent on imported foods brought with foreign exchange that may much better be reserved for purchase of implements and machinery that Costa Rica is not equipped to produce itself . The economic development has not gone far enough to carry it beyond the classification of an underdeveloped area scientific progress has been achieved to warrant the expectation that further improvement can and will be made the environment is a global issue affecting each and every one of us on earth and concerns for the environment and how best toward off the impending disasters which the scientific community...