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Page 87
... central and local governments . Modern states , even rather small ones such as Denmark and Costa Rica , cannot be governed alto- gether from a central point . Almost all modern states find it necessary to have local as well as central ...
... central and local governments . Modern states , even rather small ones such as Denmark and Costa Rica , cannot be governed alto- gether from a central point . Almost all modern states find it necessary to have local as well as central ...
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... Central overlooks the Valle Central , often called the Meseta Central , the heartland of the country that includes San José , the cap- ital , at 3,809 feet . The Valle Central is drained by the Río Reventazón to the Caribbean and by the ...
... Central overlooks the Valle Central , often called the Meseta Central , the heartland of the country that includes San José , the cap- ital , at 3,809 feet . The Valle Central is drained by the Río Reventazón to the Caribbean and by the ...
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... Central . So are Nicaragua and the Central American countries beyond , with freight vans hauled by land even as far as Guatemala's ports on the Caribbean . There is also steady traffic to Panama , the obstacles being greater distance ...
... Central . So are Nicaragua and the Central American countries beyond , with freight vans hauled by land even as far as Guatemala's ports on the Caribbean . There is also steady traffic to Panama , the obstacles being greater distance ...
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