Country Reports
Nicaragua
Some Facts Nicaragua | 
Useful links Some Facts Nicaragua
|
Country name |
Republic of Nicaragua |
|
Government type |
Republic |
|
Administrative divisions |
15 departments and 2 autonomous regions; Atlantico Norte (autonomous region), Atlantico Sur (autonomous region), Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas |
|
Capital |
Managua |
|
Independence |
15 September 1821 (from Spain) |
|
National holiday |
15 September (1821) Independence Day |
|
Area |
120,254 sq km (46,430 sq miles) |
|
Location |
Central America. Bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean |
|
Land Borders |
Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km |
|
Coastline |
910 km |
|
Population |
5.7 million (UN, 2008) |
|
Nationality |
Nicaraguan(s) |
|
Languages |
Spanish, English, indigenous languages |
|
Composition of population |
Mixed Amerindian and white (mestizo), white, black, and Amerindian |
|
Major religion |
Christianity |
|
Highest peak |
Mogoton 2,438 m |
|
Climate |
Tropical climate in lowlands, cooler in highlands |
|
Time zone |
UTC/GMT-6 |
|
Currency |
1 gold cordoba (NIO) = 100 centavos |
|
Telephone |
+505 |
|
Internet domain |
.ni |
|
GNI per capita |
US $980 (World Bank, 2007) |
|
Natural resources |
Gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, forests, timber, fish |
|
Agriculture products |
Coffee, cotton, sugar, bananas, honeydew melons, cantaloupe, sesame seed, onions, baby corn, asparagus, artichokes, cut flowers, sorghum, cacao, yucca, tobacco |
|
Industries |
Food and beverage processing, coffee, meat, shellfish, sugar, tobacco, cattle, gold, chemicals, machinery and metal products, petroleum refining and distribution, textiles, clothing, footwear, wood |