GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

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Page last updated on February 14, 2013

Disputes - international:
the ICJ had given Costa Rica until January 2008 to reply and Nicaragua until July 2008 to rejoin before rendering its decision on the navigation, security, and commercial rights of Costa Rican vessels on the Rio San Juan over which Nicaragua retains sovereignty

Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees (country of origin): 10,297 (Colombia) (2011)

Illicit drugs:
transshipment country for cocaine and heroin from South America; illicit production of cannabis in remote areas; domestic cocaine consumption, particularly crack cocaine, is rising; significant consumption of amphetamines; seizures of smuggled cash in Costa Rica and at the main border crossing to enter Costa Rica from Nicaragua have risen in recent years (2008)

NOTE: The information regarding Costa Rica on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Costa Rica Transnational Issues 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Costa Rica Transnational Issues 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.