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STAT	Costa Rica	Puerto Rico
Full name	Republic of Costa Rica	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Overview	<p>For decades Costa Rica has stood out for its stability and has benefited from the most developed welfare system in the region.</p> <p>It has no standing army, and its citizens enjoy one of the highest life expectancy levels in the Western hemisphere and better living standards than most of Central America. </p> <p>Traditionally dependent on coffee, banana and beef exports, Costa Rica has diversified its economy. The opening of a large computer chip plant in the late 1990s was a fillip to the economy, but its fortunes have been subject to the fluctuating world demand for microchips. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19414068">Full Article</a>	<p>Hispanic, Afro-Caribbean and North American influences meld in Puerto Rico, a self-governing commonwealth that belongs to the United States. </p> <p>The tropical Caribbean territory is urbanised, industrialised and relatively prosperous.</p> <p>The US invaded and occupied Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War of 1898, ending centuries of rule from Spain. The US saw the island as a strategic asset and ran it as a colonial protectorate.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17139243">Full Article</a>

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