Global Cyber Troops Country Profile: Costa Rica

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Costa Rica is one of Latin America’s most stable democracies. It has a multi-party political system, holds elections every 4 years, and its media is free and independent. A small middle-income country with a population of 5 million people, it has a very high level of internet penetration (74% as of January 2020), with 73% of the population actively using social media (Kemp, 2020).

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Global Cyber Troops Country Profile: Costa Rica

Costa Rica is one of Latin America’s most stable democracies. It has a multi-party political system, holds elections every 4 years, and its media is free and independent. A small middle-income country with a population of 5 million people, it has a very high level of internet penetration (74% as of January 2020), with 73% of the population actively using social media (Kemp, 2020).