Costa Ricaball

Costa Ricaball, officially the Republic of Costa Ricaball is a countryball in Central America. He is bordered by  Nicaraguaball to the north, Panamaball to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the east. The country is divided into 7 provinces, including his capital San Joséball, giving him a total area of 19,714 square miles, making him the 5th largest country in Central America, and 126th in the rest of the world. With a population of only 4.857 million as of 2016, Costa Rica ranks 122 in the most populous countries in the world.

Having access to the Pacific, as well as being geographically in North America, gives him the ability to join OASball, as well as becoming a candidate for the Pacific Allianceball

Unlike the other Central American countries, Costa Ricaball does not suffer from internal guerrillas and has a superior economic, social and diplomatic advance than the other Central American nations. Nowadays he makes fun of hidden by the difficulties that the rest of the Central Americans countryballs pass, sometimes even believing he does not belong to Central America. He has focused his life on his economy and ecosystems, which is mainly why he is richer than all the other countries in Central America except for Guatemalaball. He is a very peaceful country that has not had an army since December 1, 1948.

His national day is September 15th

Spanish Colonization
Accounts differ as to whether the name la costa rica (Spanish for "rich coast") was first applied by Christopher Columbus, who sailed to the eastern shores of Costa Rica during his final voyage in 1502, and reported the presence of vast quantities of gold jewelry among the natives (No 'murrica, we don't have oil). Or by the conqueror Gil González Dávila, who landed on the west coast in 1522, met with the natives, and appropriated some of their gold.

Independence
Like the rest of Central America, Costa Rica never fought for independence from Spain. On September 15, 1821, after the final Spanish defeat in the Mexican War of Independence (1810–21), the authorities in Guatemalaball declared the independence of all of Central America. That date is still celebrated as Independence Day in Costa Ricaball, even though, technically, under the Spanish Constitution of 1812 that had been readopted in 1820, Nicaragua and Costa Rica had become an autonomous province with its capital in León.

Later History
After Mexico's independence from Spain, Costa Ricaball was a province of First Mexican Empireball. In 1823, after the collapse of the First Mexican Empire, he became a province of the Federal Republic of Central Americaball, along with Guatemalaball, El Salvadorball, Hondurasball, and Nicaraguaball. From there, he formally declared sovereignty in 1847. Since then, Costa Rica has remained among the most stable, prosperous, and progressive nations in Latin America. Following a brief but bloody civil war, it permanently abolished its army in 1949 and he was the first one to reorganizes Kosovoball Independent.

Curiosities

 * He has no enemies because he is very peaceful.
 * He is the first Central American countryball to reach the quarterfinals of a World Cup.
 * He does not have an army, but to envy of Bolivia he does have a sea.
 * He has an island called Violin Island because of its unique shape as reflected in the water
 * In football (soccer) his eternal rival is Mexicoball
 * His province Guanacaste is filled with cowboys and has little infrastructure, so it can be thought of as the "Wild West" of Costa Rica.

Provinces
San Joséball is located in the central part of the country, and borders (clockwise beginning in the north) the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Limón, Cartago and Puntarenas. The provincial capital is San José, that is also the national capital.
 * Alajuelaball
 * Cartagoball
 * San Joséball
 * Guanacasteball
 * Herediaball
 * Puntarenasball
 * Limónball

Americas

 * Canadaball
 * USAball
 * Mexicoball
 * Dominican Republicball
 * All Centroamerican countries... ball?
 * Colombiaball (I like you, ^^)
 * Brazilball
 * Uruguayball (Aka: Ur-gayball)
 * Argentinaball
 * Chileball
 * Paraguayball
 * Boliviaball
 * Peruball

Europe (aka. Yurop)
And many others...
 * Ancestor ( Spainball)
 * UKball
 * Franceball
 * Italyball
 * Belgiumball
 * Netherlandsball
 * Switzerlandball (Our inspiration)
 * Germanyball
 * Russiaball
 * Austriaball
 * San Marinoball

Asia

 * Chinaball
 * South Koreaball
 * Japanball
 * Philippinesball
 * Tringapore
 * Indiaball
 * South Africaball

"We also give the 25.7 of our stuff to America (Yeah, now the country)."
 * Australiaball

No, there are no dinosaurs in our clay. Las Cinco Muertes is not real.

Family

 * Spainball - Mother
 * Portugalball - Uncle
 * Franceball - Aunt
 * Italyball - Uncle
 * Argentinaball - Brother
 * Boliviaball - Brother
 * Chileball - Brother
 * Colombiaball - Brother
 * Cubaball - Brother
 * Dominican Republicball - Brother
 * Ecuadorball - Brother
 * El Salvadorball - Brother
 * Equatorial Guineaball - Brother
 * Guatemalaball - Brother
 * Hondurasball - Brother
 * Mexicoball - Brother
 * Nicaraguaball - Brother
 * Panamaball - Brother
 * Paraguayball - Brother
 * Peruball - Brother
 * Puerto Ricoball - Brother
 * Uruguayball - Brother
 * Venezuelaball - Brother
 * USAball - Half Brother
 * Gibraltarball - Half Brother
 * Philippinesball - Adoptive Brother
 * Brazilball  - Cousin

Links

 * Facebook page
 * Wikipedia's page

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