Country name: |
Nicaragua |
Capital: |
Managua |
Country code: |
351 |
Continent: |
Central America and Caribbean |
Currency name: |
Nicaraguan cordoba |
Independence: |
1821-09-15 00:00:00 |
Independent from: |
from Spain |
Total area (km2): |
130,370 |
Land area (km2): |
119,990 |
Water area (km2): |
10,380 |
Population: |
5,788,531 |
Population note: |
5,788,531 (July 2013 est.) |
Official language: |
Spanish |
All languages: |
Spanish (official) 97.5%, Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census)
note: English and indigenous languages found on the Atlantic coast |
Time zone: |
CST (UTC−6) |
Date format: |
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Drive on: |
right |
Calling code: |
+505 |
Domain: |
.ni |