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Nicaragua

Rio San JuanAtlántico NorteJinotegaNueva SegoviaChinandegaMadrizRivasAtlántico SurLeónManaguaCarazoMatagalpaBoacoChontalesEstelíGranadaMasayaRio San JuanAtlántico NorteJinotegaNueva SegoviaChinandegaMadrizRivasAtlántico SurLeónManaguaCarazoMatagalpaBoacoChontalesEstelíGranadaMasayaHonduras
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

The Pacific coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony in the early 16th century. 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. By 1978, violent opposition to governmental manipulation and corruption resulted in a short-lived civil war that brought a civil-military coalition to power in 1979, spearheaded by Marxist Sandinista guerrillas led by Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra.

Capital
Managua
Government
presidential republic
Population
6,739,380
Area
130,370 sq km
Location
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
Climate
tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
Natural resources
gold; silver; copper; tungsten; lead; zinc…
Languages
Spanish (official) 99.5%; Indigenous 0.3%; Portuguese 0.1%; other 0.1%
Religions
Roman Catholic 44.9%; Protestant 38.7% (Evangelical 38.2; Adventist 0.5%); other 1.2%…
Independence
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Administrative divisions
15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - reg…
Currency
cordobas (NIO)
Export partners
USA 51%; Mexico 12%; El Salvador 6%; Canada 6%…
Import partners
USA 24%; China 13%; Mexico 9%; Honduras 9%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

17 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
Rio San JuanDepartmentNI-SJ
Atlántico NorteAutonomous RegionNI-AN
JinotegaDepartmentNI-JI
Nueva SegoviaDepartmentNI-NS
ChinandegaDepartmentNI-CI
MadrizDepartmentNI-MD
RivasDepartmentNI-RI
Atlántico SurAutonomous RegionNI-AS
LeónDepartmentNI-LE
ManaguaDepartmentNI-MN
CarazoDepartmentNI-CA
MatagalpaDepartmentNI-MT
BoacoDepartmentNI-BO
ChontalesDepartmentNI-CO
EstelíDepartmentNI-ES
GranadaDepartmentNI-GR
MasayaDepartmentNI-MS

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Currency
cordobas (NIO)
Languages
Spanish (official) 99.5%; Indigenous 0.3%; Portuguese 0.1%; other 0.1%
Government
presidential republic
Climate
tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands

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