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Official name:<\/strong> REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date of membership:<\/strong> 02 February 1976<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short name:<\/strong> Nicaragua<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capital:<\/strong> Managua<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong> Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Area:<\/strong> 130,370 km2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Land boundaries:<\/strong> 1,231 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Border countries:<\/strong> Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coastline:<\/strong> 910 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural resources:<\/strong> Gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environment – international agreements:<\/strong> Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Economic indicators <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total at current prices  <\/td>52938<\/td>Millions USD<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Per capita at current prices<\/td>12269<\/td>USD<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Growth rate per capita at constant prices<\/td>-17.9<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Imports of goods and services (GDP at current prices)<\/td>36.5<\/td>%<\/td>2016<\/td><\/tr>
Exports of goods and services (GDP at current prices)<\/td>39.2<\/td>%<\/td>2016<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Nicaragua: Economic National Profile<\/a>.  CEPALSTAT. Databases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. Inquiry: February 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Socio-demographic indicators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total population  <\/td>6624.6<\/td>(000)<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Life expectancy<\/td>75<\/td>A\u00f1os<\/td>2020_2025<\/td><\/tr>
Women<\/td>79<\/td>A\u00f1os<\/td>2020_2025<\/td><\/tr>
Men<\/td>72<\/td>A\u00f1os<\/td>2020_2025<\/td><\/tr>
Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP<\/td>8.6<\/td>%<\/td>2018<\/td><\/tr>
Literacy rate for persons between the ages of 15 to 24<\/td>91.6<\/td>%<\/td>2015<\/td><\/tr>
Net rate of enrolment in primary education<\/td>96.3<\/td>%<\/td>2010<\/td><\/tr>
Net rate of enrolment in secondary education<\/td>64.4<\/td>%<\/td>2010<\/td><\/tr>
Public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP<\/td>3.4<\/td>%<\/td>2019<\/td><\/tr>
Gini Coefficient<\/td>0.49<\/td>%<\/td>2014<\/td><\/tr>
Unemployment<\/td>5.0<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Migration<\/td>-2.4<\/td>%<\/td>2020-2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Nicaragua: National Socio-Demographic Profile<\/a>. CEPALSTAT. Data Bases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. Inquiry: February 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Languages:<\/strong> Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Administrative divisions:<\/strong> 15 departments (departamentos, singular – departamento) and 2 autonomous regions (regiones autonomistas, singular – region autonomista); Atlantico Norte, Atlantico Sur, Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independence:<\/strong> 15 September 1821 (from Spain)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constitution:<\/strong> 9 January 1987; revised in 1995, 2000, and 2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suffrage:<\/strong> 16 years of age; universal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Executive branch: <\/strong>President Daniel Ortega Saavedra (since 10 January 2017); Vice President Rosario Murillo (since 10 January 2017).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legislative branch:<\/strong> Unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (92 seats; members are elected by proportional representation and party lists to serve five-year terms; one seat for previous President, one seat for runner-up in previous Presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judicial branch:<\/strong> Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (16 judges elected for five-year terms by the National Assembly).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Internet code:<\/strong> .ni<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oficial Portal Web:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.cancilleria.gob.ni<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Official name: REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA Date of membership: 02 February 1976 Short name: Nicaragua Capital: Managua Geography Location: Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras. Area: 130,370 km2 Land boundaries: 1,231 km Border countries: Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km Coastline: 910 km Natural resources: Gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish Environment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":125521,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-125555","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125555\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}