The first country in the world to abolish the army, without a single soldier, why was it collectively protected by more than 20 countries?

At present, about 30 countries in the world do not have their own armies, and one of them is the first country in the world to abolish the army, that is, Costa Rica. Speaking of which, many people will wonder why the army should be abolished. Without the army, there is no doubt that this country will always be in danger. In fact, Costa Rica abolished the army for a reason. Let's talk about this country.

The first country to abolish the army

Costa Rica, located in Latin America, is a country with its capital in San Jose. This country is located on the Pacific coast, with Nicaragua and Panama on the north and south sides respectively. Costa Rica's land area is only over 50,000 square kilometers, even less than most provinces in China. Due to its small size, Costa Rica has a small population of only 5 million.

The aborigines of this country were originally Indians, but as early as16th century, it became a Spanish colony, so many Spaniards moved here. It was not until 182 1 that it regained its independence and joined the Central American Federation. Later, because of many contradictions and differences within the Federation, Costa Rica chose to leave the Federation and become an independent country. 1983, Costa Rica announced the dissolution of the country's armed forces, no longer having an army, and only setting up some police to maintain national security, so Costa Rica was also the first country in the world to abolish the army. Then why did Costa Rica abolish the army? Is it because they don't have enough military expenses, or because they have confidence in themselves and don't need military protection at all? Let's talk about it together

Abolish the army because of civil strife

In fact, Costa Rica did this because they suffered a lot in the army. For example, in 1948, civil strife broke out in Costa Rica, and both sides of the civil strife were the army and the government. At that time, the army was dissatisfied with some government decisions and launched a war to seize government power. Although it took a year to return power to the government, some senior government officials have begun to fear the army. Whenever they think of the army, they will worry that they will seize power again.

Now is a time of peace. Costa Rica abandoned its army for this purpose and is not worried about the arbitrary invasion of other countries.

Even if the army is abolished, it is not afraid of outsiders' invasion.

Costa Rica not only abolished the army verbally, but also wrote this decision into the constitution, stipulating that the state will never ban the establishment of the army. However, many people are still worried. Although this has avoided civil strife in the country, are they not afraid of being invaded by foreign invaders, even if it is a peaceful time? In fact, they naturally have this concern, but they have their own solutions.

The first point is that they declare that they will always be a neutral country, that is to say, no matter where conflicts break out in the world, they will remain neutral, and neither side will support, oppose or make trouble, so this will avoid many contradictions and will not put their country in a dilemma. Another important point is that Costa Rica has many big backers, including the United States, Chile and other 2 1 countries. Because they signed the Inter-American Mutual Assistance Treaty, which stipulates that if Costa Rica is violated, all countries that signed this agreement are obliged to send troops to support it, so Costa Rica is not worried about being violated at all. Even if it is violated, it is not necessarily who wins or loses.

After the abolition of the army, Costa Rica also saved a lot of military expenses. They said that these expenses were used to improve people's quality of life, education and medical care. So the people of Costa Rica have a high standard of living. In Central America, it is a relatively developed country. In recent years, the development speed of Costa Rica is amazing, especially the tourism industry has developed very rapidly. Many tourists from all over the world are willing to come here for their holidays, but when they come, they don't want to go back, which shows how charming it is.