Nicaragua

Republic of Nicaragua

Latin America

Geography

Area: 127,849 sq km

Central America’s second-most sparsely populated state. Central mountainous area between Pacific and Caribbean coasts.

Population: 5,822,265    Annual Growth: 1.31%

Capital: Managua

Urbanites: 57.3%

HDI Rank: 124 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Official language: Spanish. English-speaking communities on east coast    Languages: 7 All languages