The FDFA implements the foreign policy of the Federal Council, safeguards the interests of Switzerland abroad and promotes Swiss values. Additional priorities include the maintaining of contact and relations with Swiss nationals living abroad.
With a territory of 51.100 km2 and 4.6 million inhabitants, the single most obvious trait about Costa Rica is that it is a small country. Strategically located in Central America, with shores both in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean and an extraordinarily rich biodiversity, the country has important assets for its development prospects. With its strong democratic institutions and its efforts to achieve sustainable inclusive growth, the country represents a success story.