Nicaragua

Official name: Republic of Nicaragua
Also known as: República de Nicaragua (Spanish)

Flag of Nicaragua
Capital of Nicaragua: Managua
Area of Nicaragua: 130,373 km² (50,337 mi²) (97th)
Population of Nicaragua: 6,916,140 (109th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras.
Languages of Nicaragua: Spanish (official) 99.5%, Indigenous 0.3%, Portuguese 0.1%, other 0.1% (2020 est.)
Religions of Nicaragua: Roman Catholic 30.9%, Protestant 39.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 0.4%, Unaffiliated 28%Other 1% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups of Nicaragua: Mestizo (mixed White and Indigenous) 69%, White 17%, Black 9%, Indigenous 5% (2023 est.)
Currency: Córdoba (NIO)
Time zone: UTC6 (CST)
Calling code: (+505)
Organizations: United Nations

Border countries (2): Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km.
Coastline: 910 km (570 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Fonseca, Pacific Ocean

Administrative divisions of Nicaragua
Nicaragua Map

15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - region autonoma):
Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Costa Caribe Norte*, Costa Caribe Sur*, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas.

Natural resources: Gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish

Note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast.