National name
República de Nicaragua
Government
Republic.
Geography
A Central American nation - has mountainous in the west, with fertile valleys. Two big lakes, Nicaragua and Managua, are connected by the Tipitapa River. The Pacific coast is volcanic and very fertile. The swampy Caribbean coast is aptly called the “Mosquito Coast.”
Historical Background
Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the first half of the 19th century, but gradually ceded control of the region in subsequent decades, a civil war that brought the Marxist Sandinista guerrillas to power in 1979. Nicaraguan aid to leftist rebels in President of HAITI : René Préval El Salvador caused the US to sponsor anti Sandinista contra guerrillas through much of the 1980s. Free elections in 1990, 1996, and again in 2001, saw the Sandinistas defeated. On March 7, 2008, during a summit meeting in the Dominican Republic, the leaders of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Nicaragua ended their diplomatic dispute over Colombia's raid into Ecaudor.
Facts & Figures
Name
NICARAGUA
Capital
Managua
Government
Presidential republic President Daniel Ortega (FSLN)Vice President Jaime Morales Carazo
Language
Spanish
Religion
Religion is a significant part of the culture of Nicaragua and is referred to in the constitution. Religious freedom, which has been guaranteed since 1939, and religious tolerance are promoted by both the Nicaraguan government and the constitution.
Area
130,373 km2 50,193 sq m
Population
July 2009 estimate 5,891,199 (110th) 2005 census 5,148,098
Currency
Córdoba (NIO)
GDP(PPP)
2010 estimate Total $17.033 billion
GDP(nominal)
2010 estimate Total $6.246 billion
National Anthem
Salve a ti, Nicaragua
República de Nicaragua
Government
Republic.
Geography
A Central American nation - has mountainous in the west, with fertile valleys. Two big lakes, Nicaragua and Managua, are connected by the Tipitapa River. The Pacific coast is volcanic and very fertile. The swampy Caribbean coast is aptly called the “Mosquito Coast.”
Historical Background
Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the first half of the 19th century, but gradually ceded control of the region in subsequent decades, a civil war that brought the Marxist Sandinista guerrillas to power in 1979. Nicaraguan aid to leftist rebels in President of HAITI : René Préval El Salvador caused the US to sponsor anti Sandinista contra guerrillas through much of the 1980s. Free elections in 1990, 1996, and again in 2001, saw the Sandinistas defeated. On March 7, 2008, during a summit meeting in the Dominican Republic, the leaders of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Nicaragua ended their diplomatic dispute over Colombia's raid into Ecaudor.
Facts & Figures
Name
NICARAGUA
Capital
Managua
Government
Presidential republic President Daniel Ortega (FSLN)Vice President Jaime Morales Carazo
Language
Spanish
Religion
Religion is a significant part of the culture of Nicaragua and is referred to in the constitution. Religious freedom, which has been guaranteed since 1939, and religious tolerance are promoted by both the Nicaraguan government and the constitution.
Area
130,373 km2 50,193 sq m
Population
July 2009 estimate 5,891,199 (110th) 2005 census 5,148,098
Currency
Córdoba (NIO)
GDP(PPP)
2010 estimate Total $17.033 billion
GDP(nominal)
2010 estimate Total $6.246 billion
National Anthem
Salve a ti, Nicaragua
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