Nicaragua profile

Market in Nicaragua

Managua's Oriental Market was set up by survivors of the 1972 earthquake

  • Full name: Republic of Nicaragua

  • Population: 5.9 million (UN, 2012)

  • Capital: Managua

  • Area: 120,254 sq km (46,430 sq miles)

  • Major languages: Spanish, English, indigenous languages

  • Major religion: Christianity

  • Life expectancy: 71 years (men), 77 years (women) (UN)

  • Monetary unit: 1 gold cordoba = 100 centavos

  • Main exports: Coffee, meat, shellfish, sugar, tobacco, cattle, gold

  • GNI per capita: US $1,510 (World Bank, 2011)

  • Internet domain: .ni

  • International dialling code: +505