| Republic of Nicaragua República de Nicaragua (Spanish) |
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Motto: En Dios Confiamos (Spanish)
"In God We Trust"[1] |
Anthem: Salve a ti, Nicaragua (Spanish)
Hail to thee, Nicaragua
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Capital
(and largest city) | Managua
12°9′N86°16′W / 12.15°N 86.267°W / 12.15; -86.267 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
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| Recognised regional languages | Creole, Miskito, Sumo and Rama |
| Ethnic groups | 69% Mestizo
17% White (majority being of Western European ancestry)
5% Amerindian
9% Black[2] |
| Demonym | Nicaraguan |
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| Government | Presidentialrepublic |
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| - | President | Daniel Ortega (FSLN) |
| - | Vice President | Jaime Morales Carazo |
| Independence | from Spain and Mexico |
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| - | Declared | 15 September 1821 |
| - | Recognized | 25 July 1850 |
| - | from the First Mexican Empire | July 1, 1823 |
| - | Revolution | 19 July 1979 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 130,373 km2 (97th)
50,193 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 7.14 |
| Population |
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| - | July 2009 estimate | 5,891,199 (110th) |
| - | 2005 census | 5,148,098 |
| - | Density | 42/km2 (133rd)
114/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $17.033 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $2,635[3] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $6.246 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $966[3] |
| Gini (2007) | 40.1 (medium) |
| HDI (2010) |  0.565[4] (medium) (115th) |
| Currency | Córdoba (NIO) |
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| Time zone | (UTC-6) |
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| Drives on the | Right |
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| ISO 3166 code | NI |
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| Internet TLD | .ni |
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| Calling code | 505 |
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| 1 | English and indigenous languages on Caribbean coast are also spoken. |
| 2 | Significant proportion of information obtained from CIA World Fact Book |
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