Nicaragua
Nicaragua (pronounced /ˌnɪkəˈrɑːɡwə/ (deprecatit template) nik-ə-RAH-gwə) offeecially the Republic o Nicaragua (Spaingie: República de Nicaragua, pronoonced: ( 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) | |
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Anthem: [Salve a ti, Nicaragua] error: {{Native name}}: text has italic markup (help) (Spaingie) Hail tae Thee, Nicaragua | |
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| Caipital and largest city |  Managua12°9′N 86°16′W / 12.150°N 86.267°W |
| Offeecial leids | Spaingie |
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| Demonym(s) | Nicaraguan |
| Govrenment | Unitar presidential constitutional republic |
• Preses | Daniel Ortega (FSLN) |
• Vice Preses | Rosario Murillo |
• Furrin Meenister | Denis Moncada |
| Legislatur | Naitional 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 |
| Aurie | |
• Total | 130,375 km2 (50,338 sq mi) (97t) |
• Water (%) | 7.14 |
| Population | |
• 2012 census | 6,167,237 |
• Density | 51/km2 (132.1/sq mi) (155t) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $35.835 billion |
• Per capita | $5,755 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Tot | $13.748 billion |
• Per capita | $2,207 |
| Gini (2009) | 45.7 medium |
| HDI (2015) |  0.645medium · 125th |
| Currency | Córdoba (NIO) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Drivin side | richt |
| Cawin code | +505 |
| ISO 3166 code | NI |
| Internet TLD | .ni |
References
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