Cattle raising is carried on to a large extent

he government is purely republican in form, The president is elected for a term of four years and is a isted by a cabinet of four members. The legislative power is vested in a Chame ber of Representatives. The Roman Catholic is the State re ligion, but there is entire religious liberty under the constitution. In 1901 there were 327 primary schools, with 21,913 pupils, and five other institutions for higher education. Public in struct i on in all branches is rigidly enforced. Costa Rica was discovered by Co- Jumbus in 1502 and settled in 1504. From 1824 to 1839 it was a State in the United Provinces of Central America. On the di olution of the latter, it became an independent republic. Although from time to time minor Tevolutions have taken place, the population is more homogeneous and progre ive than in any other Central American republic.