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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