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Costa Rican state

Costa Rica is the second smallest country in Central America bordered by


Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to
the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Costa Rica is the
largest sugar consuming country in the world.This country has the political
level of the safest in the region. Compared with the countries of Latin America,
Costa Rica excels in per capita income. The main results of the country's
territory is 51,100 km coffee.
A dispute between Costa Rica with Nicaragua occurred since its independence
from Spain in 1821 and continued up to the early 20th century In the early
stages of the formation of the Union of Central America, Costa Rica has gained
territory of Nicoya and Guanacaste previously this area are owned by
Nicaraguan But the transition area The do not reach an agreement because of
the important issues to be considered, such as: the distance a huge area, the
difficulty of communication, and there is some pressure that led to the
circumstances at the time it became critical So, the Central Government with
taking decisions in order to issue the transition of the region were closed
temporarily time. However, in the end Nicaragua still lost most of their land to
Costa Rica. Guanacaste and Nicoya region has become a permanent part of
Costa Rica. Therefore, Nicaragua forced to lose 13,000 km2 territory conflict
between Costa Rica to Nicaragua due to the dispute over the border between
the two countries because both countries recognize the sovereignty of the San
Juan River. There are several main background that lead to conflict. First,
Many are familiar with the Central American region since independence from
Spain as an area of frequent conflict. Second, the existence of illegal
immigration from Nicaragua massive happens to the territory of Costa Rica,
thus sharpening diplomatic relations between both countries. Third, Costa
Rica wants free access to through the San Juan River but could not reach a
final agreement due to political hostilities that occurred in the capital of two
states.

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