Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)
nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
Languages
Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census) note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Exports
coffee, beef, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, peanuts
petroleum, bauxite and aluminum, steel, chemicals, agricultural products, basic manufactures
External Debt
$4,073,000,000 $
$89,600,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
gold cordobas (NIO) per US dollar - 19.374 (2008 est.), 18.457 (2007), 17.582 (2006), 16.733 (2005), 15.937 (2004)
bolivars (VEB) per US dollar - 2.147 (2008 est.), 2,147 (2007), 2,147 (2006), 2,089.8 (2005), 1,891.3 (2004) note: On 1 January 2008 Venezuela revalued its currency with 1000 old bolivares equal to 1 new bolivar
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.600%
1.200%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
1
Location
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana
