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🇨🇷 Costa Rica

Costa Rica generates the highest research output per capita in Central America, supported by a stable research policy environment and internationally connected institutions. The University of Costa Rica (UCR) consistently ranks in the top 50 Latin American universities and leads research in life sciences, pharmacy, and social sciences. CATIE, the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center, attracts researchers globally for work on biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture. Costa Rica's extraordinary biodiversity — hosting 5% of global species — creates unique opportunities for ecological and pharmaceutical research. CONICIT coordinates national research funding and technology transfer programs. Growing competencies in renewable energy research and environmental technology reflect the country's leadership in sustainable development policy.

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