Costa Rica is small, but unique in so many ways. In 2018, the Central American country celebrated its 70th anniversary without what?

In 1949, the abolition of the military was introduced in Article 12 of the Constitution of Costa Rica. Unlike its neighbors, Costa Rica has not endured a civil war since 1948 and has no permanent standing army.

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