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Country Profile: Nicaragua

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Region: Central America and the Carribean

Capital: Managua

Population: 6,203,441

Area Total: 129,494

Area Land: 120,254

Climate: Tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Leon 144,538 2020
Managua 973,087 2020
Masaya 130,113 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Central America and the Carribean
Population: 6,203,441
Area Total: 129,494km2
Area Land: 120,254km2
Coast Line: 910km
Capital: Managua
Climate: Tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
Languages: Spanish (official)
Currency: 1 gold cordoba (C$) = 100 centavos
Holiday: Independence Day is 15 September (1821), Revolution Day is 19 July


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 77.40°F
July: °C / 79.20°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 103.3"


Boundaries
Honduras 922 km
Costa Rica 309 km


Ethnic Divisions
mestizo 69.00%
European 17.00%
African 9.00%
Amerindian 5.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 85.00%
Protestant 15.00%

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