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Nicaragua Fact File

Nicaragua Fact File: General Information

Population: 5,675,356 (July 2007 est.)

Size of Country: 129,494 sq km (slightly smaller than the state of New York)

Capital City: Managua

Time Zone: GMT-6

Location: Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras

Climate: Tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands

Currency: Cordoba

Language: Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census) Note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast

System of Government: Republic, led by President Daniel Ortega Saavedra

Telephone Country Code: 505

Electricity: 110 volts

National Holidays: Independence Day, Sept. 15

Religion: Roman Catholic (73%)

Life Expectancy at Birth: 71 years

Economy: Nicaragua has widespread underemployment and the third lowest per capita income in the Western Hemisphere. Distribution of income is one of the most unequal on the globe

Exports: $1.714 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Imports: $3.202 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Gross Domestic Product (Purchasing Power Parity): $17.33 billion (2006 est.)

GDP per Capita: $3,100 (2006 est.)

Inflation Rate: 9.4% (2006 est.)

Source: CIA The World Factbook

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Nicaragua Fact File

Nicaragua Fact File: General Information