Nicaragua
Fact File - Nicaragua
Get to know Nicaragua! Get the facts about its land, products, and people.
Official name: Republic of Nicaragua
Size:49,998 square miles (129,494 square kilometers); about the size of New York State
Population:5,785,846 as of July 2008; 97% of the population is under the age of 65
Capital:Managua
Official Language:Spanish
Climate:Tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
Currency:Gold córdoba
Products:Coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, beef, pork, poultry, dairy, shrimp, lobsters, chemicals, machinery
