Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:59 PM

SERIAL · 558North America

Nicaragua

CapitalManagua

CurrencyNIO · Nicaraguan córdoba

LanguageSpanish

Area130,370 km²

Since1821

ISONIC · NI

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Central America

Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is a country in Central America, comprising 130,370 square kilometers (50,340 sq mi). With a population of 7,097,329 as of 2026, it is the third-most populous country in Central America after Guatemala and Honduras, and the largest by area in all of Central America.

Text: Wikipedia — NicaraguaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-31

— FACTS —

Capital: Managua
Currency: Nicaraguan córdoba (NIO)
Official language: Spanish
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +505
Licence plate code: NIC
Top-level domain: .ni
Independence / founding: 1821
Highest point: Cerro Mogotón (2,107 m)
Lowest point: Caribbean Sea (0 m)
Anthem: Salve a ti

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

25.8%% of land area

#116 of 2132023

81% of world average

Forest area

31,075km²

#89 of 2132023

16% of world average

Agricultural land

42.3%% of land area

#90 of 2092023

114% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

12.5%% of land area

#84 of 2062023

90% of world average

Land area

130,370km²

#98 of 2152023

20% of world average

— PEOPLE —

16 of 16 figures unavailable for Nicaragua.

— MONEY —

39 of 39 figures unavailable for Nicaragua.

— TRADE —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Nicaragua.

— HEALTH —

19 of 19 figures unavailable for Nicaragua.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Nicaragua.

— WORK —

Men in the labour force

81.8%% of men aged 15+

#19 of 1862025

117% of world average

Labour force

3.3Mpeople

#103 of 1862025

16% of world average

Working in agriculture

30.5%% of employment

#59 of 1862025

138% of world average

Working in industry

16.9%% of employment

#120 of 1862025

86% of world average

Working in services

52.6%% of employment

#115 of 1862025

90% of world average

Self-employed

44.3%% of employment

#67 of 1862025

114% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

85.6%% of labour force

not enough data to rank2014

113% of world average

Employed

62.7%% aged 15+

#52 of 1862025

111% of world average

4 of 12 figures unavailable for Nicaragua.

— CONNECTED —

People online

61.4%% of population

#150 of 2072024

86% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

106per 100 people

#131 of 2102024

92% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

6per 100 people

#136 of 2082024

32% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

4per 100 people

#140 of 2132024

24% of world average

Access to electricity

88.7%% of population

#164 of 2142024

100% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

59.6%% of population

#123 of 1892023

86% of world average

Electricity used per person

641kWh per person

#119 of 1492023

15% of world average

Energy used per person

633kg oil equivalent per person

#111 of 1492023

28% of world average

Air passengers carried

61,031passengers

not enough data to rank2000

0% of world average

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Air freight

1million tonne-km

not enough data to rank2000

0% of world average

Container port traffic

167,682TEU

#113 of 1672024

3% of world average

Research and development spending

0.1%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2015

11% of world average

Patent applications by residents

1count

not enough data to rank2014

0% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

41count

#158 of 1972023

0% of world average

Tourists arriving

474,000count

#127 of 1942020

9% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$128.0Mcurrent US$

not enough data to rank1999

3% of world average

2 of 18 figures unavailable for Nicaragua.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

1tonnes per person

#58 of 2032024

18% of world average

Carbon emissions

6Mt CO2

#73 of 2032024

3% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

19Mt CO2-equivalent

#83 of 2032024

8% of world average

Protected land

21.2%% of land area

#83 of 2132025

112% of world average

Protected coastal waters

3.6%% of territorial waters

#75 of 1742025

35% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

0.8%% of internal resources

#20 of 1772022

1% of world average

Renewable water available per person

23,209m³ per person

#28 of 1832022

164% of world average

Renewable energy use

50.4%% of final energy consumption

#47 of 2122021

173% of world average

Electricity from renewables

69.5%% of total

#40 of 2062021

201% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

35.5%% of total

#63 of 2092022

60% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#149 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

46.5%% of energy use

#51 of 1432022

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

0.5%% of GDP

#145 of 1562024

24% of world average

Military spending

$105.3Mcurrent US$

#140 of 1602024

1% of world average

Military spending

1.9%% of government spending

#142 of 1532024

26% of world average

Armed forces personnel

12,000people

#127 of 1702020

7% of world average

Armed forces

0.4%% of labour force

#128 of 1682020

33% of world average

Tax revenue

20.1%% of GDP

#51 of 1492024

120% of world average

Homicides

11per 100,000 people

#129 of 1582021

145% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2024

USA$3.64B
Mexico$983.4M
Canada$539.2M
El Salvador$476.3M
Honduras$410.9M
Costa Rica$224.3M
Guatemala$163.0M
Belgium$136.3M

▸ ISSUE 7 MORE

Panama$89.8M
China$82.1M
United Kingdom$77.3M
Switzerland$61.9M
Rep. of Korea$58.2M
Germany$56.3M
Netherlands$55.3M

Imports fromas of 2024

USA$2.76B
China$1.65B
Honduras$1.01B
Mexico$995.8M
Guatemala$923.8M
Costa Rica$673.7M
El Salvador$449.0M
India$380.5M

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Ecuador$267.9M
Japan$234.0M
Argentina$231.0M
Brazil$176.9M
Germany$158.1M
Rep. of Korea$144.7M
Spain$113.9M

Trade balance, 2024-$3.94B

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Salve a tiAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Managua · approx. UTC-6

Neighbours

Costa Rica

Honduras

Landmarks

Ruínas de León ViejoImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Daniel Ortegaleader of Nicaragua (1979–1990; 2007–present)

Rubén DaríoNicaraguan poet, journalist, writer, and diplomat (1867-1916)

Violeta ChamorroPresident of Nicaragua from 1990 to 1997 (1929–2025)

Mauricio FunesPresident of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014

Augusto Nicolás Calderón SandinoNicaraguan revolutionary (1895-1934)

Anastasio Somoza DebayleDictador of Nicaragua (1967–72, 1974–79)

Ernesto CardenalNicaraguan priest and politician (1925-2020)

Anastasio Somoza Garcíaformer President of Nicaragua (1896–1956)

Claribel AlegríaNicaraguan writer (1924-2018)

Enrique BolañosPresident of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007

Barbara CarreraNicaraguan-American model and actress

History

1821Nicaragua — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population7.0M2025

GDP$22.24B2025

GDP per person$3,1732025