Nicaragua
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| style="font-size: 11pt; background: #fcfcfc; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''''República de Nicaragua'''''<br>'''Republic of Nicaragua''' | | style="font-size: 11pt; background: #fcfcfc; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''''República de Nicaragua'''''<br>'''Republic of Nicaragua''' | ||
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| - | | align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | [[Image:Map of Nicaragua|250px|Location of Nicaragua]] | + | | align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | [[Image:Map of Nicaragua.png|250px|Location of Nicaragua]] |
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| - | |'''Government'''<br> - President<br> - Vice-President | + | |'''Government'''<br> - President<br> - Vice-President<br> - President of the Congress |
| - | | | + | |Unitary presidential republic<br>Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero<br>José Rizo Castellón<br>Eduardo Montealegre |
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|'''Time zone''' <br>- Summer (DST) | |'''Time zone''' <br>- Summer (DST) | ||
|(UTC -6)<br>''not observed'' (UTC -6) | |(UTC -6)<br>''not observed'' (UTC -6) | ||
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| + | |'''Drives on the''' || right | ||
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Current revision as of 21:25, 28 December 2008
| República de Nicaragua Republic of Nicaragua | |
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| Flag | Coat of arms |
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| Motto "En Dios Confiamos" (Spanish) "In God We Trust" | |
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| Anthem Salve a ti, Nicaragua (Hail to thee, Nicaragua) | |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Managua 12°9′N, 86°16′W |
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| Official languages | Spanish |
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| Demonym | Nicaraguan |
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| Government - President - Vice-President - President of the Congress | Unitary presidential republic Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero José Rizo Castellón Eduardo Montealegre |
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| Independence - Declared - Recognized | from Spain September 15, 1821 July 25, 1850 |
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| Area - Total - Water (%) | 129,494 km² 50,193 sq mi 7.14 |
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| Population - 2008 estimate - 2005 census - Density | 5,785,846 5,142,098 45/km² 115/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita | 2007 estimate $83.89 billion $14,500 |
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| GDP (nominal) - Total - Per capita | 2007 estimate $75.26 billion $13,000 |
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| Gini (2001) |  51.8 (high)
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| HDI (2007) |  0.836 (high)
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| Currency | Córdoba (NIO)
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| Time zone - Summer (DST) | (UTC -6) not observed (UTC -6) |
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| Drives on the | right |
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| Internet TLD | .ni |
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| Calling code | +505 |
