Nicaragua

Americas · Central America

Nicaragua

Republic of Nicaragua
Americas · Central America · Capital: Managua

Quick facts about Nicaragua

Official name	Republic of Nicaragua
Capital	Managua
Continent & subregion	Americas · Central America
Population	6,823,613 people (world rank 108)
Area	130,373 km²
Density	52 people/km²
Share of world population	0.085% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$17.8 billion
Urbanisation	59.1% urban population
Life expectancy	74.9 years
Currency	Nicaraguan córdoba (C$) — NIO
Languages	Spanish
Internet domain	`.ni`
Calling code	+505
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$2,609 · see world ranking
Internet Users	60.3% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2.2 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	12 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.8 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	25.8% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Nicaragua did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Costa Rica Honduras

The geographic position is roughly 13°, -85°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.