| 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 |
