Costa Rica
Presidential republic without an army
Costa Rica leans hardest toward Dove, Religious and Democracy.
The 12 axes, with receipts
Unitary republic.
Central America’s oldest stable democracy.
Personal drug use not prosecuted.
Hosts the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Abolished its army in 1948.
Welcoming to Nicaraguan refugees; Spanish-speaking.
State-owned electricity, telecoms and social security.
Mixed economy with minimum wages by occupation.
Export hub for medical devices and chips.
Catholicism is the official state religion.
First in Central America with same-sex marriage (2020); abortion only to protect the mother.
Nearly 100% renewable electricity and a pioneer of paying to protect forests.
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