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Full name:
Nicaragua
Nationality
noun: Nicaraguan(s)
adjective:
Nicaraguan
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 | Area
total:
129,494 sq km
water: 9,240 sq
km
land: 120,254 sq
km
Population: 5,465,100 (July 2005
est.)
Ethnic
groups
mestizo (mixed
Amerindian and white) 69%
white
17%
black
9%
Amerindian
5%
Capital:
Managua - 870,000
Largest
Cities
Leon -
125,000
Masaya -
90,000
Granada -
75,000
Esteli -
75,000)
Official Language: Spanish (official)
note:
English and indigenous languages on Atlantic
coast
Religion
Roman Catholic 85%
Protestant
15%
Political system: republic
GDP:
purchasing power parity - $12.34 billion (2004
est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity
- $2,300 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 4% (2004
est.)
GDP - composition by
sector
agriculture:
20.7%
industry: 24.7%
services: 54.6% (2004
est.)
Inflation: 9.3% (2004 est.)
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