Costa Rica

Flag of Costa Rica

**Costa Rica** officially the **Republic of Costa Rica** is one of the two remaining countries in Central America that did not merge with the Central American Federation. Costa Rica like basically all of Latin America is a Unitary Presidential Republic with one executive in power with near unchecked power. Costa Rica has not fought in any wars recently as Costa Rica during most of the 1940s was quite isolationist trying to work out its own issues. Costa Rica formed in the Aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence as another flake of the Spanish Empire that broke away as an independent nation. Costa Rica did not fight in the Second Weltkrieg however it did have some sort of economic impact for Germany as Costa Rica very nearly became a German "Banana Republic". Costa Rica has mostly broken out of its reliance on German companies and has joined with Mexico's Alliance. It is looking to join Central America, it aligns with the Entente in the Kalterkrieg.

## History

Costa Rica in 1936 was a small rich and stable nation comparatively to other nations in Central America. However under the surface everything was not sunshine and rainbows with German fruit and coffee companies dominating the political scene within the country. Thus Costa Rica was hit harder than most when the Black Monday Crisis occurred as Costa Rica was reliant on Germany to import its goods. However the German Companies would not allow Costa Rica to try and find other markets, rather simply Costa Rica was forced into exporting its goods for less monetary value as the Companies forced a lowering in prices to keep up domestic demand back in Germany. This ended up backfiring however as Costa Rica would end up gathering up troops secretly and would expel the Germans from their territory. But by this point global tensions had reached a point where there were few markets to export towards and Costa Rica would end up looking towards Latin America and even the conflict ridden American Union State for markets. Costa Rica would even look for the markets of the Internationale to see if it could still turn a profit having lost its major export market. This economic limbo would force Costa Rica into a state of no alignment during the Second Weltkrieg making Costa Rica very isolationist compared to the rest of Latin America. Costa Rica was invited to the Belize City Conference, however Costa Rica would hold a referendum within the country if Costa Rica should join Central America. While it was close by 5% the people voted against joining Central America. Thus Costa Rica would remain in this state until the outbreak of the Ecuadorian-Peruvian war when Costa Rica was suddenly shook from its isolation. Costa Rica wasn't able to help much but in order to protect one of its markets, Costa Rica would denounce Peru and apply for membership in Mexico's Alliance. Costa Rica would also begin looking towards joining Central America hoping to hold a referendum next year in 1949. When the Second Weltkrieg ended, Costa Rica would end up quickly looking at the rising situation across the globe as it was clear that something new was arising. Costa Rica along with Mexico, Central America, And Cuba would end up holding a meeting in Panama City as the discussion of the future of the Alliance in the Katlerkrieg should be. This discussion is still ongoing but two major issues have shown up for Costa Rica. The First is that while Costa Rica did expel the German Companies, newer companies from both Entente and Reichspakt nations are trying to gain influence over Costa Rica. also Costa Rica's proximity to the Panama Canal means that it could be a potential target of the Entente. However Mexico is leading the alliance to align with the Entente, but this may cause issues with the Dominican Republic's far right-wing government.

## Military

Costa Rica military wise is the weakest country within the D.A.C. Costa Rica only has a small army made for garrisoning the country and for removing Banana Companies and other illegal activities within the country. Thus Costa Rica will not be of much use in the event of a war.