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Costa Rica

Costa Rica wrote its ban on a standing army into its constitution in 1949. The old Bellavista army barracks in the capital, San José, became the National Museum.

Where its story happens

The National Museum, San José, at 9.93°N, 84.07°W. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.

Five things to know about Costa Rica

In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the middling countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.

  1. Where it is. It's Costa Rica, in Central America, between Nicaragua and Panama. See Costa Rica on a map.
  2. Its people call themselves Ticos, and its name means 'rich coast' in Spanish.
  3. About a quarter of its land is protected in parks and reserves, where sloths hang in the trees.
  4. It abolished its army in 1948 and has not had one since.
  5. It has about 0.03% of the world's land but around 5% of all its species.

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