Nicaragua

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monument to Rubén Darío, Managua, Nicaragua

Physical features of Nicaragua

Momotombo Volcano and Momotombito Island, Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Ethnic composition

Nicaragua: Religious affiliation

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Nicaragua summary

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Nicaragua: Facts & Stats

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Facts

Also Known As	Republic of Nicaragua • República de Nicaragua
Head Of State And Government	President: Daniel Ortega
Capital	Managua
Population	(2025 est.) 6,947,000
Form Of Government	unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [92¹])
Official Language	Spanish
Official Religion	none
Official Name	República de Nicaragua (Republic of Nicaragua)
Total Area (Sq Km)	130,373
Total Area (Sq Mi)	50,337
Monetary Unit	córdoba (C$)
Population Rank	(2023) 108
Population Projection 2030	7,232,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2025) 138
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2025) 53.3
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2022) 58.6% • Rural: (2022) 41.4%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2020–2025) 73.7 years • Female: (2020–2025) 79.8 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate	Male: (2015) 82% • Female: (2015) 83%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2023) 16,016
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2023) 2,270
¹Includes the runner-up in the presidential election and the immediate past president or the vice president.

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monument to Rubén Darío, Managua, Nicaragua

Physical features of Nicaragua

Momotombo Volcano and Momotombito Island, Nicaragua

Cerro Negro volcano

National anthem of Nicaragua

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Daniel Ortega

Daniel Ortega

president of Nicaragua

Central America's first woman president

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro

president of Nicaragua

Somoza Debayle, Anastasio

Anastasio Somoza Debayle

president of Nicaragua

William Walker

William Walker

American adventurer

Anastasio Somoza

president of Nicaragua

Pedro Arias Dávila

Spanish colonial administrator

Edén Pastora

Nicaraguan revolutionary

Zelaya

José Santos Zelaya

president of Nicaragua

Emiliano Chamorro Vargas

Emiliano Chamorro Vargas

president of Nicaragua

Benalcázar, Sebastián de

Sebastián de Benalcázar

Spanish conqueror

Sacasa

Juan Bautista Sacasa

president of Nicaragua

Luis Somoza Debayle

Luis Somoza Debayle

president of Nicaragua

Román y Reyes, Víctor Manuel

president of Nicaragua

Corinto: port

Corinto

Nicaragua

Latin America

history of Latin America

North America

North America

continent

Central America

Central America

Managua, Nicaragua

Managua

national capital, Nicaragua

Granada

Granada

Nicaragua

León: cathedral

León

Nicaragua

Bluefields

Bluefields

Nicaragua

Chinandega: El Calvario church

Chinandega

Nicaragua

Rivas: cathedral

Rivas

Nicaragua

Matagalpa

Matagalpa

Nicaragua

Jinotepe

Nicaragua

Masaya Volcano

Masaya

Nicaragua

San Carlos

San Carlos

Nicaragua

Estelí

Nicaragua

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