| Date - Field | Costa Rica - Military branches |
2012 January Military branches | no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police (2011) |
2011 January Military branches | no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police (2010) |
2010 January Military branches | no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police (2009) |
2009 January Military branches | no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police (2008) |
2008 January Military branches | no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police (2006) |
2007 January Military branches | no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police (2006) |
2006 January Military branches | no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police |
2005 January Military branches | no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police |
2004 January Military branches | no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security |
2003 January Military branches | no regular indigenous military forces; Air Section, Ministry of Public Forces (Fuerza Publica) |
2002 January Military branches | no regular indigenous military forces; Air Section, Ministry of Public Forces (Fuerza Publica) |
2001 January Military branches | Coast Guard, Air Section, Ministry of Public Security Force (Fuerza Publica)
note: Costa Rica has no military, only domestic police forces, including the Coast Guard and Air Section |
2000 January Military branches | Coast Guard, Air Section, Ministry of Public Security Force (Fuerza Publica); |