Republic of Nicaragua |
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Motto: En Dios confiamos (Spanish)
"In God We Trust"[a] |
Anthem: Salve a ti, Nicaragua (Spanish)
"Hail to Thee, Nicaragua"
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| Capital and largest city | Managua
12°6′N86°14′W / 12.100°N 86.233°W / 12.100; -86.233 |
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| Official languages | Spanish |
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| Demonym(s) | Nicaraguan |
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| Government | Unitarydominant-partypresidentialconstitutional republic |
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| Daniel Ortega |
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| Rosario Murillo |
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| Legislature | National Assembly |
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• Declared | 15 September 1821 |
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• Recognized | 25 July 1850 |
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| 1 July 1823 |
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| 31 May 1838 |
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• Revolution | 19 July 1979 |
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• Current constitution | 9 January 1987[5] |
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• Total | 130,375 km2 (50,338 sq mi) (96th) |
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• Water (%) | 7.14 |
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• 2019 estimate | 6,486,201[6] (112th) |
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• 2012 census | 6,071,045[7] |
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• Density | 51/km2 (132.1/sq mi) (155th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $35.757 billion[8] (115th) |
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• Per capita | $5,683[8] (129th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $13.380 billion[8] (127th) |
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• Per capita | $2,126[8] (134th) |
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| Gini (2014) | 46.2[9]
high |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.660[10]
medium · 128th |
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| Currency | Córdoba (NIO) |
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| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +505 |
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| ISO 3166 code | NI |
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| Internet TLD | .ni |
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