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

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

5.78per 100 people

#136 of 2082024

32% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

3.54per 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

0.535million 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

40.7count

#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

0.83tonnes per person

#58 of 2032024

18% of world average

Carbon emissions

5.74Mt CO2

#73 of 2032024

3% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

19.2Mt 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

#33 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

#124 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

11.3per 100,000 people

#129 of 1582021

145% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2024

United States$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

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Panama$89.8M
People's Republic of China$82.1M
United Kingdom$77.3M
Switzerland$61.9M
South Korea$58.2M
Germany$56.3M
Kingdom of the Netherlands$55.3M

Imports fromas of 2024

United States$2.76B
People's Republic of 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
South 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 OrtegaSandinista revolutionary and president of Nicaragua from 1985 to 1990 and again from 2007, co-president with Rosario Murillo since 2025

Rubén DaríoNicaraguan poet, journalist and diplomat (1867–1916)

Violeta Barrios de ChamorroNicaraguan publisher of La Prensa and the first woman elected president of Nicaragua, in office from 1990 to 1997 (1929–2025)

Mauricio FunesPresident of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014

Augusto César SandinoNicaraguan general, anti-imperialist revolutionary and national hero (1895–1934), born in Niquinohomo; EDSN founder who led resistance to U.S. occupation (1927–1933); assassinated in Managua by the National Guard on Somoza’s orders

Anastasio Somoza DebayleNicaraguan National Guard commander and president of Nicaragua from 1967 to 1972 and from 1974 to 1979, the last ruler of the Somoza dynasty (1925–1980)