| Country (long form) |
Republic of Nicaragua |
| Capital |
Managua |
| Total Area |
49,997.91 sq mi
129,494.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than the state of New York) |
| Population |
4,918,393 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
9,084,165 |
| Languages |
Spanish (official)
note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast |
| Literacy |
65.7% total, 64.6% male, 66.6% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant |
| Life Expectancy |
67.1 male, 71.11 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 gold cordoba (C$) = 100 centavos |
| GDP (per capita) |
$2,700 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, textiles, clothing, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood
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| Agriculture |
coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, sesame, soya, beans; beef, veal, pork,
poultry, dairy products |
| Arable Land |
9% |
| Natural Resources |
gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish |
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