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Central America & Caribbean
Republic of Nicaragua
📍 Essential Info
CapitalManagua
TimezoneUTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population6.7M
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.ni
Internet Users58%
GDP per Capita$7,700
🌍 Geography
LocationCentral America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
Size Comparisonslightly larger than Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than New York State
Climatetropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
Terrainextensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsMestizo (mixed Indigenous and White) 69%, White 17%, Black 9%, Indigenous 5%
ReligionsRoman Catholic 44.9%, Protestant 38.7% (Evangelical 38.2, Adventist 0.5%), other 1.2%, (includes Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ), believ...
Median Age29.5 years
Life Expectancy74.7 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 15 September (1821)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook