nicaragua
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Capital:
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managua
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Pos.:
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Surface:
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130.373 Kmq
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98
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Population 2024:
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6.804.000
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Pop. density:
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52,19 in./Kmq
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Pop. growth 4 ys:
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+2,72 %
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GDP per capita:
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2.620 $
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Nominal GDP 2023:
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17,829 billions $
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Estimate Growth GDP 2025:
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+18,7 %
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PPP per capita:
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5.423 $
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136
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GDP PPP 2020:
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36,897 billions $
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124
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Internet TLD:
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NI
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The multi-ethnic population of six million includes people of mestizo, indigenous, European and African heritage. The main language is Spanish. Indigenous tribes on the Mosquito Coast speak their own languages and English. Originally inhabited by various indigenous cultures since ancient times, the region was conquered by the Spanish Empire in the 16th century. It gained independence from Spain in 1821. The Mosquito Coast followed a different historical path, being colonized by the English in the 17th
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Economy:
The economy of Nicaragua is focused primarily on the agricultural sector. Nicaragua itself is the least developed country in Central America, and the second poorest in the Americas by nominal GDP. In recent years, under the administrations of Daniel Ortega, the Nicaraguan economy has expanded somewhat, following the Great Recession
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