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Nicaragua
Republic of Nicaragua
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Population
6.80M
Capital
Managua
Area
130,373 km²
Currency
NIO
Nicaraguan córdoba
Statistics
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GDP (current US$)
$19.69B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$2,848
as of 2024
Population
6.92M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
1.3%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
4.6%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
5.0%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
61.4%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
75.10
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
8.3%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
2.9%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
59.3%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
2.21
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
98.5%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
120,340
as of 2023
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About Nicaragua
- Languages
- Spanish
- Currencies
- Nicaraguan córdoba (NIO)
- Timezones
- UTC-06:00
- Demonym
- Nicaraguan
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- NI · NIC
- Map
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