With 89% of votes counted, 51.7% backed the treaty.
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Five other Central American countries have already ratified the agreement. Costa Rica is the only country to hold a referendum on the Central American Free Trade Agreement, which will also cover Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.
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Correspondents say its adoption by Costa Rica will be welcomed by Washington, which is keen to maintain its influence in Latin America to counter that of socialist leaders in Venezuela and Cuba.
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