Nicaragua
Republic of Nicaragua República de Nicaragua (Spanish) | |
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| Motto: En Dios confiamos (Spanish) “In God We Trust“[a] | |
| Anthem: Salve a ti, Nicaragua (Spanish) “Hail to Thee, Nicaragua” | |
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| Capital and largest city | Managua 12°6′N 86°14′W / 12.100°N 86.233°W |
| Official languages | Spanish |
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| Government | Unitary dominant-party presidential republic |
| Daniel Ortega | |
| Rosario Murillo | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Independence from Spain, Mexico and the Federal Republic of Central America | |
• Declared | 15 September 1821 |
• Recognized | 25 July 1850 |
• from the First Mexican Empire | 1 July 1823 |
• from the Federal Republic of Central America | 31 May 1838 |
• Revolution | 19 July 1979 |
• Current constitution | 9 January 1987[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 130,375 km2 (50,338 sq mi) (96th) |
• Water (%) | 7.14 |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 6,359,689[6] (110th) |
• Density | 51/km2 (132.1/sq mi) (155th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $35.757 billion[7] (115th) |
• Per capita | $5,683[7] (129th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $13.380 billion[7] (127th) |
• Per capita | $2,126[7] (134th) |
| Gini (2014) | 46.2[8] high |
| HDI (2021) |  0.667[9]medium · 126th |
| Currency | Córdoba (NIO) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +505 |
| ISO 3166 code | NI |
| Internet TLD | .ni |
