COUNTRY Nicaragua

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Country Name

Nicaragua

Country Code

NI NIC

Country Calling Code

+505

Country Profile

Destination Nicaragua, a virtual guide to this country in the center of the Central American isthmus, bordering both the Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean) and the North Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Costa Rica and Honduras, and it shares maritime borders with Colombia and El Salvador. Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America, it occupies an area of 130,370 km², compared it is somewhat larger than half the size of the United Kingdom or slightly smaller than the state of New York.

Capital Name

Managua

Languages

Spanish (official), English

Country Currency

Cordoba Oro (NIO)

 

Time Zone

Local Time = UTC -6h

Driving (Left/Right)

drives on the right

Population

6.2 million (2017)

Country Area

130,370 km² (50,336 sq. mi.)

Place to Visit

Somoto Canyon Masaya Volcano Cerro Mogotón Isla Ometepe Cerro Negro The Pearl Cays Bosawas Biosphere Reserve Playa Maderas Solentiname Archipelago El Castillo The Corn Islands The Cliff Carvings of El Tisey Laguna de Apoyo Las Isletas Reserva Natural Miraflor

News

Nicaragua's radio and TV are the main sources of news. Reporters Without Borders has noted that President Daniel Ortega’s re-election in November 2016 for a third consecutive term was accompanied by mistreatment of Nicaraguan journalists, especially those with independent or opposition media outlets. Journalism as a whole is stigmatized and journalists are often the targets of harassment campaigns, arbitrary arrests, and death threats. Bolsa de Noticias National news (in Spanish). El Nuevo Diario Managua 100% News Noticias Noticias de Nicaragua. La Prensa Regional and international news (in Spanish). Trinchera de la Noticia Regional news.

Art Culture

Ernesto Cardenal Ernesto Cardenal is a major poet of the Spanish language and a spokesman for justice and self-determination in Latin America. Rubén Darío The Nicaraguan poet who changed the course of Spanish poetry and brought it into the mainstream of twentieth-century. Museo Archivo Rubén Darío The Rubén Darío museum (in Spanish). Casa de los Tres Mundos The Casa de los Tres Mundos Foundation is a catalyst for cultural exchange between Central America and the rest of the world.

Economy Business

Nicaragua is primarily an agricultural country with small industries. It is the least developed country in Central America. Coffee is one of the country's principal products. Other top exports of Nicaragua are insulated wire, knit ware, gold, and frozen bovine meat. Nicaraguan Association of Producers and Product Exporters - APENN Business organization founded in 1991 to represent and provide services to its partners, exporters, importers and providers of International Trade Services. Banco Central de Nicaragua The Central Bank of Nicaragua. Bolsa de Valores de Nicaragua Nicaragua's Stock Exchange.

Transport

Discover Nicaragua Cities: Managua (capital city); Bluefields (Black Creole culture); Carazo (mountains and beaches), Chinandega, Granada, Jinotega, León, Masaya (gateway to Masaya Volcano National Park), Matagalpa (coffee and mountains), Puerto Cabezas (or Bilwi, a Caribbean port town); San Juan del Sur (bay with beaches).

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Education

Universidad Centroamericana de Managua Founded 1960 (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Agraria Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua The Independent National University of Nicaragua-Leon (UNAN-Leon) is the oldest of Nicaragua and the last university founded on Latin America by the Spaniards, City of Leon. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua Managua Founded 1982 (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería

Visa Process

Maximum Stay: 90 days May be obtained upon arrival BEFORE YOU GO TO NICARAGUA: Your passport must be valid at least 6 months beyond the completion of this trip Your passport must have at least one blank visa page for entry and exit stamps Your stay may be extended at local immigration for no more than 90 days

Additional Information

Type: Republic. Independence: 1821 (from Spain). Constitution: The 1987 Sandinista-era Constitution was changed in 1995 to provide for a more even distribution of power among the four branches of government and again in 2000 to increase the Supreme Court and the Controller General's Office and to make changes to the electoral laws. Natural resources: Arable land, livestock, fisheries, gold, timber. Agriculture products: Coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, sesame, soya, beans; beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products. Industries: Food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, textiles, clothing, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood. Exports - commodities: coffee, beef, gold, sugar, peanuts, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, cigars, automobile wiring harnesses, textiles, apparel, cotton Imports - commodities: consumer goods, machinery and equipment, raw materials, petroleum products

 

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