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    1. Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras, the Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica, and the Pacific Ocean. 2. The capital and largest city of Nicaragua is Managua, and Spanish is the official language though English and indigenous languages are also spoken. 3. Nicaragua has experienced periods of political unrest, dictatorship, and revolution since gaining independence from Spain in 1821.

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    1. Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras, the Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica, and the Pacific Ocean. 2. The capital and largest city of Nicaragua is Managua, and Spanish is the official language though English and indigenous languages are also spoken. 3. Nicaragua has experienced periods of political unrest, dictatorship, and revolution since gaining independence from Spain in 1821.

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    1. Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras, the Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica, and the Pacific Ocean. 2. The capital and largest city of Nicaragua is Managua, and Spanish is the official language though English and indigenous languages are also spoken. 3. Nicaragua has experienced periods of political unrest, dictatorship, and revolution since gaining independence from Spain in 1821.

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    Republic of Nicaragua

    República de Nicaragua (Spanish)

    Flag

    Coat of arms

    Motto: En Dios confiamos (Spanish)


    "In God We Trust" [1]

    Anthem: Salve a ti, Nicaragua (Spanish)


    "Hail to Thee, Nicaragua"

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    Capital Managua
    and largest city 12°6′N 86°14′W
    Official languages Spanish
    Recognized  English
    regional languages  Miskito
     Rama
     Sumo
     Miskito Coastal Creole
     Garifuna
     Rama Cay Creole

    Ethnic groups(2011[2])  69% Mestizo


     17% White
     9% Black
     5% Indigenous

    Demonym Nicaraguan

    Government Unitary presidentialconstitutional


    republic

    • President Daniel Ortega (FSLN)


    • Vice President Rosario Murillo

    Legislature National Assembly

    Independence from Spain, Mexico and the Federal Republic


    of Central America
    • Declared 15 September 1821
    • Recognized 25 July 1850
    • from the First Mexican 1 July 1823
    Empire
    • from the Federal Republic 31 May 1838
    of Central America
    • Revolution 19 July 1979
    • Current constitution 9 January 1987[3]

    Area
    • Total 130,375 km2(50,338 sq mi) (96th)
    • Water (%) 7.14

    Population
    • 2012 census 6,167,237[4]
    • Density 51/km2 (132.1/sq mi) (155th)

    GDP (PPP) 2017 estimate


    • Total $35.835 billion[5]
    • Per capita $5,755[5]

    GDP (nominal) 2017 estimate


    • Total $13.748 billion[5]
    • Per capita $2,207[5]

    Gini (2009) 45.7[6]


    medium

    HDI (2015) 0.645[7]


    medium · 125th

    Currency Córdoba (NIO)

    Time zone CST (UTC−6)

    Drives on the right

    Calling code +505

    ISO 3166 code NI

    Internet TLD .ni

    Nicaragua (/ˌnɪkəˈrɑːɡwə, -ˈræɡ-, -ɡjuə/ ( listen); Spanish: [nikaˈɾaɣwa]), officially the Republic of
    Nicaragua (Spanish: República de Nicaragua (help·info)), is the largest country in the Central
    American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the
    south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the country's capital and largest city and is
    also the third-largest city in Central America, behind Tegucigalpa and Guatemala City. The multi-
    ethnic population of six million includes people of indigenous, European, African, and Asian heritage.
    The main language is Spanish. Native tribes on the Mosquito Coast speak their own languages and
    English.
    Originally inhabited by various indigenous cultures since ancient times, the Spanish
    Empire conquered the region in the 16th century. Nicaragua gained independence from Spain in
    1821. The Mosquito Coast followed a different historical path, with the English colonizing it in the
    17th century and later coming under the British rule, as well as some minor Spanish interludes in the
    19th century. It became an autonomous territory of Nicaragua in 1860 and the northernmost part of it
    was later transferred to Honduras in 1960. Since its independence, Nicaragua has undergone
    periods of political unrest, dictatorship, and fiscal crisis—the most notable causes that led to
    the Nicaraguan Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s and the Contra War of the 1980s. Nicaragua is
    a representative democraticrepublic.
    The mixture of cultural traditions has generated substantial diversity in folklore, cuisine, music, and
    literature, particularly the latter given the literary contributions of Nicaraguan poets and writers, such
    as Rubén Darío. Known as the "land of lakes and volcanoes",[8][9]Nicaragua is also home to the
    second-largest rainforest of the Americas. The country has set a goal for itself to have 90%
    renewable energy by the year 2020.[10] The biological diversity, warm tropical climate and active
    volcanoes make Nicaragua an increasingly popular tourist destination.[11][12]

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