Central america's oldest democratic republic, which has had no standing army since 1948, is

Costa Rica has no legitimate military. On the other hand, the country has a small paramilitary forces. Costa Rica has not suffered a civil war ever since 1948. Costa Rica preserves a small number of forces capable of law enforcement, but then again the country has no stable standing armed forces.

is that it?

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the dominoes began to fall. the surrender at appomattox took place a week later on april 9. while it was the most significant surrender to take place during the civil war, gen. robert e. lee, the confederacy's most respected commander, surrendered only his army of northern virginia to union gen. ulysses s. grant

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