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Country
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Nicaragua |
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Leader
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President: Daniel Ortega
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Population
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5,788,531
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Life Expectancy
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72.450 years
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Capital City
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Managua
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Largest city
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| Managua (population: 973,087) | (population: ) |
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Human Development Index
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0.699
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| GDP per capita |
$3,300 US
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Literacy Rate
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67.5%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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18.5%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
7.400%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
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Political System
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republic
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Independence date
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15 September 1821 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)
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| Languages |
Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census)
note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast
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| Exports |
coffee, beef, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, peanuts
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| External Debt |
$5,228,000,000 $
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| Exchange Rate |
gold cordobas (NIO) per US dollar - 19.374 (2008 est.), 18.457 (2007), 17.582 (2006), 16.733 (2005), 15.937 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
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| Area |
130,370 km sq
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| Coastline |
910 km
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| Climate |
tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
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