| Article 12 of the Costa Rican constitution
" The Army as a permanent institution is abolished. There shall be the necessary police forces for surveillance and the preservation of the public order.
Military forces may only be organized under a continental agreement or for the national defense; in either case, they shall always be subordinate to the civil power: they may not deliberate or make statements or representations individually or collectively "
So its seems at least one country dosn't belive in military spending. Of course it may be that thier police force looks remarkably like an army!
Simon |