Costa Rica is a small country in Central America. It is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
Its constitution of 1949 provides for a unicameral legislature, a fair judicial system, and an independent electoral body. Moreover, the constitution abolished the country’s army, gave women the right to vote, and provided other social, economic, and educational guarantees for all of its citizens.
The Spanish came to Costa Rica and colonized the area in 1561. It was a Spanish colony for about 250 years. However, unlike its neighbours, Costa Rica never fought for independence from Spain. On September 15th, 1821, after the final Spanish defeat in the Mexican War of Independence, the authorities in Guatemala declared the independence of all of Central America. The Capital city is San Jose. The currency is the Costa Rican colon.
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