Nicaragua, set between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, is a Central American nation known for its dramatic terrain of lakes, volcanoes and beaches. Vast Lake Managua and the iconic stratovolcano Momotombo sit north of the capital Managua....
Capital: Managua
Currency: Nicaraguan Córdoba
President: Daniel Ortega
Official language: Spanish
Population: 6.948 million (2022)
Government: Republic, Unitary state, and Presidential system
Continent: North America
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Nicaragua remains the second-poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, despite averaging over four percent GDP growth annually since 1995.
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