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REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA
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GEOGRAPHY
Area: 129,494 SQ.KM. (49,997 SQ. MI.)
Slightly smaller than the state of New York; largest country in Central America
Capital City: Managua (population of over 1,300,000)
Climate: Tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands.
PEOPLE
Nationality: Nicaraguan
Total Population: 5,675,356 (July 2007 est.)
Growth Rate: 1.86% (2007 est.)
Ethnic Groups: 69% mestizo (mixed Indian and European), 17% white, 9% black, Amerindian, 5%
Religions: Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant 20%
Language: Spanish, with indigenous languages spoken on the Atlantic Coast
Literacy Rate: 67%
Infant mortality rate: 27/1,000 (2006 est.)
Life expectancy: 70 years (2006 est.)
Work force: Services-54 %, Natural resources/agriculture-31%, and Manufacturing-15%
GOVERNMENT
Government type: republic
Independence: September 15, 1821 (from Spain),
Constitution: January 9, 1987 with reforms made in 1995, 2000, and 2005
Legislature: Unicameral, 90 members elected by proportional representation. Plus 1 seat for previous president, and 1 for runner-up in previous presidential election.
Judiciary: Supreme Court of 16 judges elected for 5 year terms by national assembly
Suffrage: 16 years of age, universal.
ECONOMY
GDP: $ 4.871 billion (official exchange rate)
Inflation: 9.1% (2006 estimate)
Per Capita GDP: $958 (2006)
Natural Resources: gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber and fish.
Agriculture Products (34% of GDP): coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, soy, sesame, beans, beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products.
Exchange Rate: 18.7 Cordoba to 1 U.S. dollar (September 2007)
Facts taken from the CIA Factbook 2007 and Central Bank of Nicaragua website courtesy of the Nehemiah Center.
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GEOGRAPHY
Area: 129,494 SQ.KM. (49,997 SQ. MI.)
Slightly smaller than the state of New York; largest country in Central America
Capital City: Managua (population of over 1,300,000)
Climate: Tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands.
PEOPLE
Nationality: Nicaraguan
Total Population: 5,675,356 (July 2007 est.)
Growth Rate: 1.86% (2007 est.)
Ethnic Groups: 69% mestizo (mixed Indian and European), 17% white, 9% black, Amerindian, 5%
Religions: Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant 20%
Language: Spanish, with indigenous languages spoken on the Atlantic Coast
Literacy Rate: 67%
Infant mortality rate: 27/1,000 (2006 est.)
Life expectancy: 70 years (2006 est.)
Work force: Services-54 %, Natural resources/agriculture-31%, and Manufacturing-15%
GOVERNMENT
Government type: republic
Independence: September 15, 1821 (from Spain),
Constitution: January 9, 1987 with reforms made in 1995, 2000, and 2005
Legislature: Unicameral, 90 members elected by proportional representation. Plus 1 seat for previous president, and 1 for runner-up in previous presidential election.
Judiciary: Supreme Court of 16 judges elected for 5 year terms by national assembly
Suffrage: 16 years of age, universal.
ECONOMY
GDP: $ 4.871 billion (official exchange rate)
Inflation: 9.1% (2006 estimate)
Per Capita GDP: $958 (2006)
Natural Resources: gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber and fish.
Agriculture Products (34% of GDP): coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, soy, sesame, beans, beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products.
Exchange Rate: 18.7 Cordoba to 1 U.S. dollar (September 2007)
Facts taken from the CIA Factbook 2007 and Central Bank of Nicaragua website courtesy of the Nehemiah Center.
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