Nicaragua
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Nicaragua - Physical geography

Area : 130 000 Km2
Water : 7 %
Lands under cultivation : 10 %
Wild pasture lands : 46 %
Forests : 46 %

Min. Height : 0 m (Pacific Ocean)
Max. Height : 2438 m (Mogoton)

Nicaragua - Climate
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Temperatures °C (degrees Celsius) in Managua
Rainfall (mm) in Managua
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Nicaragua - People
Nationality : Nicaraguan
Main language(s) : Spanish, English (25%)

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 Population (2005) : 5 485 000 people
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Density : 42 people / Km2
Fertility rate : 3.16 children / woman
Life expectancy : 70 years
Urban population : 58 %

Main cities :
1 125 000 people Managua (capital)
100 000 people Leon
90 000 people Granada
75 000 people Masaya
68 000 people Chinandega
37 000 people Matagalpa
24 000 people Jinotega

Nicaragua - Economy
Currency : Cordoba Oro (NIO) = 100 Centavos
Rate of exchange (Sept.2004) :

1 Euro = 19.5 Cordobas (NIO)

GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2002 : 2.57 billion dollars
GDP per capita, 2002 : 469 dollars
GNP (Gross National Product), 2005 : 4.97 billion dollars
GNP per capita, 2005 : 906 dollars

Nicaragua - Miscellaneous information
 MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES (world rank 2003) :
- Coffee (22)
- Sugar-cane
- Rice
- Bananas
 - Spiny lobsters
- Shrimps
- Oxen
 - Gold

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