Capital of NicaraguaManagua
Currency Cordoba, exchange rate:
1 US$ = 20.80 Cordoba, C$ (4 February 2010).
Administrative divisions15 departments: Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas. 2 autonomous regions: Atlantico Norte, Atlantico Sur.
Population5.7 millions growth rate 2.2% (2007 est.). Ethnic groups: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian / white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%.
LanguagesSpanish 97.5% (official), English- and Amerindian-speaking minorities on Atlantic coast.
ReligionsRoman Catholic 73%, Evangelical 15%, other 3.5%, none 8.5%.
ClimateTropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands. Rainy season from June to October.
Geography129,494 sq. km. Extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains, narrow pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes.
National AnthemListen to the National Anthem of Nicaragua
Public holidays
January 1 - New Years Day.
March/April - Holy Saturday and Good Friday.
May 1 - Labor Day.
July 19 - Sandinist Revolution Day.
August 1 - Battle of San Jacinto.
September 15 - Independence Day (1821 from Spain).
December 8 - Virgin Mary Day.
December 25 - Christmas Day.
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Natural resourcesGold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish.
IndustriesFood processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, textiles, clothing, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood.
Agriculture productsCoffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, sesame, soya, beans; beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products; shrimp, lobsters.
GDPUS$ 17.1 billion, real growth rate 3.7%, per capita US$ 3,100 (2006 est.).
ExportsUS$ 2 billion (f.o.b., 2006 est.). Coffee, beef, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, peanuts. |
