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Nicaragua

General Information about Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest nation in Central America and is bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, Costa Rica to the south and the North Pacific Ocean to the west. Nicaragua contains both the largest freshwater lake, the Lago de Nicaragua and the largest fresh-water volcanic island in the world, Ometepe. Nicaragua has a population of over 5.6 million people.

Spanish is the official language spoken in Nicaragua with almost 98% of the population speaking the language. The most commonly followed religion is Roman Cahtolic but there is also a rising number of Evangelical followers. Nicaragua's capital city Managua is situated on the southwestern side of Lake Managua and ha a population of over 1.6 million people.

One of the most popular and historically important cities of Nicaragua is Granada. Granada is Nicaragua's 4th most populated country and is the second oldest Central American city that was founded by Europeans. Granada has many beautiful churches to see and has wonderful colonial heritage. Granada is also known as "Gran Sultana del Gran Lago" (the Great Sultan of the Great Lake) and includes 365 islands.

Climate

Find Out About The Climate Of Nicaragua

The climate of Nicaragua is mainly tropical with two main seasons of a wet and dry season although conditions are cooler and wetter in the east than in the west. The wet season begins in May and continues on through until December with July being the warmest month with averages of 31 degrees. The dry season begins in January right until April. January is the best month to visit with dry and warm conditions and averages of 30 degrees. Up in the highlands the rainfall is heavier with averages of 100-250 inches while along the Pacific coast the rainfall is just over 40 inches. However on the Caribbean side of Nicaragua rainfall is more frequent and can stick around for as long as nine months. Temperatures in the mountainous parts are cooler with averages of 18 degrees.

Geography

Geographical Information On Nicaragua

Set in Central America, Nicaragua is a fairly large country and is set between Costa Rica and Honduras. Nicaragua has a coastline that extends for over 910 kilometres along the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean. Nicaragua which is slightly larger than New York with a total area of 129,494 square kilometres and is the largest country in Central America. The terrain is made up of extensive Atlantic coastal plains that rise to central mountains in the interior. Nicaragua is also of volcanic origin with the coastal plains being interrupted by volcanoes. Nicaragua also boasts the second largest lake in Latin America which is known as Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca or Granada. Lake Nicaragua has a total surface area of 8,264 square kilometres and is over 26 metres deep. The highest point of Nicaragua can be found on the border of Nicaragua and Honduras and rises to over 2,438 metres.

Economy

Learn About The Economy Of Nicaragua

Nicaragua's economy has suffered greatly over the past and has had many interferences with its economy. The Contra War in the 1980's destroyed most of the counties infrastructure. Since then Nicaragua has progressed toward macroeconomic stability. Nicaragua has a unemployment rate of just 3.8 percent while 46.5 percent of the population are underemployed. The agricultural industry provides over 29 percent of the economy with the main produces being coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton and rice. The main exports are coffee, beef, prawns, lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold and peanuts. The service industry provides over 56 percent of the economy while employing over half of the population. The official currency is the Gold Cordoba.

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