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nicaragua facts
  • Name: Nicaragua
    (long form) Republic of Nicaragua
  • Capital City: Managua (1,800,000 pop.)
    (2,100,000 metro pop.)
  • Nicaragua Population: (2010 est.)
  • World Populations (all countries)
  • Currency: Nicaragua Cordoba Oro (NIO)
    (conversion rates)

    Nicaragua Cordoba Oro (NIO)

    One Nicaragua Cordoba Oro
  • Ethnicity: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%
  • GDP total: $17.34 billion
  • GDP per capita: $2,900
  • Land Sizes
  • Language: Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8%
  • Largest Cities: (by population) Managua, Leon, Chinandega, Masaya
  • Name: Nicaragua's name origin is unclear. It is believed to be a blending of the Spanish word for water, "aqua", and the name of chief Nicarao.
  • Independence Day: September 15
  • Religion: Catholic (73%), Evangelical (15%), Moravian (1.5%), others
  • Symbols

Zona Memorial in Managua, Nicaragua
Zona Memorial in Managua, Nicaragua
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Children and a statue in Ometepe
Children and statue on the volcanic island of Ometepe


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