Costa Rica is an active member of the international community and, in 1983, claimed it was for neutrality. Due to certain powerful constituencies favoring its methods, it has a weight in world affairs far beyond its size. The country lobbied aggressively for the establishment of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and became the first nation to recognize the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Human Rights Court, based in San José.
The Panamanian Public Forces are the national security forces of Panama. Panama is the second country in Latin America to abolish its standing army, with Panama retaining a small paramilitary security force. This came as a result of a U.S. invasion that overthrew a military dictatorship which ruled Panama from 1968 to 1989. The final military dictator, Manuel Noriega, had been belligerent toward the U.S. culminating in the killing of a U.S. Marine lieutenant and U.S. invasion ordered by U.S. President George H. W. Bush.
PLN or pln or variation, may refer to:
Frente Amplio may refer to:
Julio Acosta García served as 24th President of Costa Rica from 1920 to 1924.
Limon or limón, Spanish for "lemon", may refer to:
Estadio Nacional is the name used for:
National Theatre or National Theater may refer to a theatre funded by the national or federal government, such as those on this list: List of national theatres. The following is a list of theatres with "National Theatre" or "National Theater" in their name.
Civil Guard refers to various policing organisations:
The ministry of home affairs is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement.
The law of Panama is based on civil law with influences from Spanish legal tradition and Roman laws. For the first several years of its existence Panamanian law depended upon the legal code inherited from Colombia. The first Panamanian codes, promulgated in 1917, were patterned upon those of Colombia and other Latin American states that had earlier broken away from the Spanish Empire. Therefore, Panama's legal heritage incorporated elements from Spain and its colonies.
Civil Guard of Costa Rica was a gendarmerie type force responsible for both limited national defense and internal security missions.
This article lists the Costa Rica national football team results. The national team is organised by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol that was established in 1921. The team is nicknamed La Sele or Los Ticos. Costa Rica joined FIFA in 1927 and CONCACAF in 1962.
The National Aeronaval Service of Panama, also called SENAN, is a branch of the Panamanian Public Forces which is responsible for carrying out naval and air operations. Its role is to perform protection, surveillance, security and defense of the air and maritime jurisdictional areas. The service has approximately 2,500 personnel, with 45 boats and approximately 40 aircraft.
The National Police of Panama is the national police of Panama, under the Panamanian Public Forces. Established by the National Police Act No. 18 of June 3, 1997, it is responsible for maintaining public order nationwide. The National Police, together with the National Aeronaval Service, National Border Service, Institutional Protection Service, and National Migration Service, make up the Public Forces. Since 2010, the National Police has reported to the President through the Minister of Public Security.
Constituent National Assembly may refer to:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship is the ministry in charge of the foreign policy of Costa Rica, including the management of diplomatic missions around the world and their personnel.
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