Republic of Nicaragua
República de Nicaragua (
Spanish)
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Motto: En Dios confiamos (Spanish) "In God We Trust"[a] |
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Anthem: Salve a ti, Nicaragua (Spanish) "Hail to Thee, Nicaragua" |
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Capital
and largest city
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Managua 12°6′N 86°14′W / 12.100°N 86.233°W / 12.100; -86.233 |
Official languages | Spanish |
Recognised regional languages | |
Ethnic groups
(2023
[2])
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Religion |
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Demonym(s) |
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Government | Unitary presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship[5][6][7] |
Daniel Ortega | |
Rosario Murillo | |
Legislature | National Assembly |
Independence from Spain, Mexico and the Federal Republic of Central America | |
• Declared
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15 September 1821 |
• Recognized
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25 July 1850 |
• from the
First Mexican Empire
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1 July 1823 |
• from the
Federal Republic of Central America
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31 May 1838 |
• Revolution
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19 July 1979 |
•
Current constitution
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9 January 1987[8] |
Area | |
• Total
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130,375 km2 (50,338 sq mi) (96th) |
• Water (%)
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7.14 |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
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6,359,689[9] (110th) |
• Density
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51/km2 (132.1/sq mi) (155th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
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$51.022 billion[10] (115th) |
• Per capita
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$7,642[10] (129th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
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$17.353 billion[10] (127th) |
• Per capita
|
$2,599[10] (134th) |
Gini (2014) | 46.2[11] high inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.669[12] medium (130th) |
Currency | Córdoba (NIO) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
Drives on | right |
Calling code | +505 |
ISO 3166 code | NI |
Internet TLD | .ni |
Republic of Nicaragua
República de Nicaragua (
Spanish)
|
|
---|---|
Motto: En Dios confiamos (Spanish) "In God We Trust"[a] |
|
Anthem: Salve a ti, Nicaragua (Spanish) "Hail to Thee, Nicaragua" |
|
Capital
and largest city
|
Managua 12°6′N 86°14′W / 12.100°N 86.233°W / 12.100; -86.233 |
Official languages | Spanish |
Recognised regional languages | |
Ethnic groups
(2023
[2])
|
|
Religion |
|
Demonym(s) |
|
Government | Unitary presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship[5][6][7] |
Daniel Ortega | |
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 Empire
|
1 July 1823 |
• from the
Federal Republic of Central America
|
31 May 1838 |
• Revolution
|
19 July 1979 |
•
Current constitution
|
9 January 1987[8] |
Area | |
• Total
|
130,375 km2 (50,338 sq mi) (96th) |
• Water (%)
|
7.14 |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
|
6,359,689[9] (110th) |
• Density
|
51/km2 (132.1/sq mi) (155th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$51.022 billion[10] (115th) |
• Per capita
|
$7,642[10] (129th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$17.353 billion[10] (127th) |
• Per capita
|
$2,599[10] (134th) |
Gini (2014) | 46.2[11] high inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.669[12] medium (130th) |
Currency | Córdoba (NIO) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
Drives on | right |
Calling code | +505 |
ISO 3166 code | NI |
Internet TLD | .ni |