Facts about Nicaragua

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Capital: Managua

Languages:
Spanish 97.5% (official),
Miskito 1.7%,
other 0.8%







Location: Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras

Geographic coordinates: 
13 00 N, 85 00 W

Area: total: 130,370 sq km

Land: 119,990 sq km

Administrative Divisions: 15 Departamentos.

Departamentos are comparable to provinces in Canada and states in USA.
(departamentos, singular - departamento)

Boaco,
Carazo,
Chinandega,
Chontales,
Esteli,
Granada,
Jinotega,
Leon,
Madriz,
Managua,
Masaya,
Matagalpa,
Nueva Segovia,
Rio San Juan,
Rivas

2 autonomous regions (regiones autonomistas, singular - region autonoma);
Atlantico Norte,
Atlantico Sur.

Largest country in Central America; contains the largest freshwater body in Central America, Lago de Nicaragua water

Land boundaries: total: 1,231 km border countries: Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km Coastline: 910 km

Climate: tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands

Terrain: extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes

Elevation extremes: 
Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m and highest point: Mogoton 2,438 m

Natural resources: gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish Land use: arable land: 14.81%, permanent crops: 1.82% other: 83.37% (2005)

References: 
Latin America Collection: http://www.latinamericacollection.com/nicaragua/about/basic_facts.html
CIA The World Fact book: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html
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