Nicaragua

Nicaragua (pronounced /ˌnɪkəˈrɑːɡwə/ (deprecatit template) nik-ə-RAH-gwə) offeecially the Republic o Nicaragua (Spaingie: República de Nicaragua, pronoonced: [reˈpuβlika ðe nikaˈɾaɣwa] ( listen)), is a representative democratic republic. It is the lairgest kintra in Central Americae wi an aurie o 130,373 km2. The kintra is bordered bi Honduras tae the north an Costa Rica tae the sooth. The Pacific Ocean lies tae the wast o the kintra, the Caribbean Sea tae the east. The kintra's Caribbean coast is pairt o the Wastren Caribbean Zone. Fawin athin the tropics, Nicaragua sits atween 11 degrees an 14 degrees north o the Equator in the Northren Hemisphere. Nicaragua's abundance o biologically significant an unique ecoseestems contribute tae Mesoamericae's designation as a biodiversity hotspot. The caipital ceety o Nicaragua is Managua. Roughly ane quarter o the naition's population lives in the Nicaraguan caipital, makin it the third lairgest ceety an metropolitan aurie in Central Americae.

Republic o Nicaragua

República de Nicaragua (Spaingie)
Motto: En Dios confiamos  (Spaingie)
"In God We Trust" [1]
Anthem[Salve a ti, Nicaragua] error: {{Native name}}: text has italic markup (help) (Spaingie)
Hail tae Thee, Nicaragua
Location o Nicaragua
Caipital
and largest city
 Managua
12°9′N 86°16′W / 12.150°N 86.267°W / 12.150; -86.267
Offeecial leidsSpaingie
Recognised regional leids
  • Inglis
  • Miskito
  • Rama
  • Sumo
  • Miskito Coastal Creole
  • Garifuna
  • Rama Cay Creole
Ethnic groups
(2011[2])
Demonym(s)Nicaraguan
GovrenmentUnitar presidential constitutional republic
• Preses
Daniel Ortega (FSLN)
• Vice Preses
Rosario Murillo
• Furrin Meenister
Denis Moncada[3]
LegislaturNaitional Assembly
Unthirldom frae Spain, Mexico an the Federal Republic o Central Americae
• Declared
15 September 1821
• Recognised
25 Julie 1850
• frae the First Mexican Empire
1 Julie 1823
• frae the Federal Republic o Central Americae
31 Mey 1838
• Revolution
19 Julie 1979
• Current constitution
9 Januar 1987[4]
Aurie
• Total
130,375 km2 (50,338 sq mi) (97t)
• Water (%)
7.14
Population
• 2012 census
6,167,237[5]
• Density
51/km2 (132.1/sq mi) (155t)
GDP (PPP)2017 estimate
• Total
$35.835 billion[6]
• Per capita
$5,755[6]
GDP (nominal)2017 estimate
• Tot
$13.748 billion[6]
• Per capita
$2,207[6]
Gini (2009)45.7[7]
medium
HDI (2015)Increase 0.645[8]
medium · 125th
CurrencyCórdoba (NIO)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
Drivin sidericht
Cawin code+505
ISO 3166 codeNI
Internet TLD.ni
Territorial organization
Territorial organization 2

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