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    Costa Rica Transnational Issues - 2007
    http://www.allcountries.org/wfb2007/costa_rica/costa_rica_issues.html
    SOURCE: 2007 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Disputes - international:
      in September 2005, Costa Rica took its case before the ICJ to advocate the navigation, security, and commercial rights of Costa Rican vessels using the Río San Juan over which Nicaragua retains sovereignty

      Refugees and internally displaced persons:
      refugees (country of origin): 9,470 (Colombia) (2006)

      Illicit drugs:
      transshipment country for cocaine and heroin from South America; illicit production of cannabis on small, scattered plots; domestic cocaine consumption, particularly crack cocaine, is rising


      NOTE: The information regarding Costa Rica on this page is re-published from the 2007 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Costa Rica Transnational Issues 2007 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Costa Rica Transnational Issues 2007 should be addressed to the CIA.

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    Revised 12-Mar-07
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