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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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   Masaya
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