Nicaragua

 **NICARAGUA **



Capital City: Managua

 Population: 5,891,199

Language: Spanish 97.5% ( official ), Miskito 1.7%, Other 0.8%

Major Religion: Roman Catholic

Borders:


 * Honduras ( North )
 * North Pacific Ocean ( West )
 * Costa Rica (South )
 *  Caribbean Sea( East )

Total land area (sq. km.): 120,254 sq. km.

Terrain: <span style="font-size: 150%; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interrior mountains, narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes.

Climates: <span style="font-size: 150%; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands.

Location: Central America between Costa Rica and Honduras.

Coordinates: 13° N, 85° W

Natural Resources: G <span style="font-size: 150%; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">old, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish.

Major Imports: Consumer goods, Machinery, equipment, raw materials, and petroleum products

Major Exports: Coffee, beef, shrimp, lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, and peanuts.

Date of Independence: September 15, 1821 ( From Spain )

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