
Nicaragua Location Map

Nicaragua Facts
Full Official Name: Republic of Nicaragua
Demonym: Nicaraguan, Pinolero/Pinolera
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Area
Total Area: 130,370 km²
Total Land Area: 119,990 km²
Total Water Area: 10,380 km²
Demographics
Population: 6,676,948
Population Growth Rate: 0.95% (2024 est.)
Largest City: Managua (Population: 1,061,054)
Ethnic Groups: Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and White) 69%, White 17%, Black 9%, Indigenous 5%
Languages: Spanish (official) 99.5%, Indigenous 0.3%, Portuguese 0.1%, other 0.1% (2020 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 44.9%, Protestant 38.7% (Evangelical 38.2, Adventist 0.5%), other 1.2%, (includes Jehovah’s Witness and Church of Jesus Christ), believer but not belonging to a church 1%, agnostic or atheist 0.4%, none 13.7%, unspecified 0.2% (2020 est.)
Economy
Currency: Córdoba
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $51.088 billion (2023 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $7,300 (2023 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $8.25 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Export Partners: US 52%, Mexico 12%, Honduras 7%, El Salvador 6%, Costa Rica 3% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $10.517 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: US 26%, China 11%, Honduras 10%, Guatemala 9%, Mexico 9% (2022)
Government
Type: presidential republic
Capital City: Managua (Population: 1,061,054)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC−6 (CST)
Country Code: NI
Internet TLD: .ni
Climate Map of Nicaragua

Climate: tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
Topographic Map of Nicaragua
