 Nicaragua
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
13 00 N, 85 00 W |
| Area |
total: 129,494 sq km land: 120,254 sq km water: 9,240 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands |
| Terrain |
extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes |
| Population |
5,675,356 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census) note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast |
| Imports |
consumer goods, machinery and equipment, raw materials, petroleum products |
| Exports |
coffee, beef, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, peanuts |
| Hazards |
destructive earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides; extremely susceptible to hurricanes |
| Resources |
gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish |
| Geography |
largest country in Central America; contains the largest freshwater body in Central America, Lago de Nicaragua |
| Nationality |
noun: Nicaraguan(s) adjective: Nicaraguan |
| Capital |
name: Managua geographic coordinates: 12 09 N, 86 17 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.ni |
| Internet Users |
140,000 (2005) |
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