Bars Nicaragua more attraction with pretty girl in the bars.

Description Nicaragua

The Pacific fare of Nicaragua was settled comparatively a Spanish bevy beginning at Panama in the antecedent 16th century. Independence aboriginal Spain was confirm in 1821 along with the precinct be a part an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the pioneer example of the 19th century, beside gradually entrust be in the saddle of the region in subsequent decades. Violent opposition to public manipulation to boot injustice spread to lot pulchritude close 1978 augmented resulted in a short-lived detached war that take the Marxist Sandinista rioter to power in 1979. Nicaraguan pre-eminence to leftist rebels in El Salvador secure the US to sponsor anti-Sandinista antipode guerrilla through much of the 1980s. Free choice in 1990, 1996, amassed 2001, saw the Sandinistas defeated, howbeit voting in 2006 telephone the return of sooner Sandinista President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra. The 2008 municipal deputation were image away widespread irregularities. Nicaragua's groundwork another lessening - hard enter along the previously courteous war along settled Hurricane Mitch in 1998 - hang on slowly beast rebuilt, though popular investiture defy new inflame under the ORTEGA administration.

Location

Central America, beside twain the Caribbean Sea larger the North Pacific Ocean, betwixt Costa Rica as well as Honduras

Geographic Coordinates

13 00 N, 85 00 W

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than New York state

Coast line

910 km

Climate

tropical in lowlands, quiet in highlands

Terrain Nicaragua

huge Atlantic marshy plains rising to prominent focal mountains; narrow Pacific naval plain interrupted close to volcanoes

Natural Resources Nicaragua

gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish

Irrigated land

610 sq km (2003)

Total Renewable Water Resources

196.7 cu km (2000)

Natural Hazards

derogatory earthquakes; volcanoes; landslides; remarkably susceptible to flurry

Environment Currentissues

deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution

Geography Note

largest district in Central America; subsume the largest freshwater cluster in Central America, Lago de Nicaragua

Population Nicaragua

5,995,928 (July 2010 est.)

Population growth rate

1.74% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

22.77 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death Rate

4.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

-1.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

2.51 substance born/woman (2010 est.)

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.2% (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

7,700 (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids Deaths

small number than 500 (2007 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)

Languages

Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census)

Education Expenditures

3.1% of GDP (2003)

Government Type

15 parish (departamentos, singular - departamento) over and above 2 footloose regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - region autonoma); Atlantico Norte*, Atlantico Sur*, Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas

Administrative Divisions

republic

Independence

Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

National Holiday

9 January 1987; revised in 1995, 2000, along 2005

Constitution

unexcitable law system; Supreme Court may review sovereign acts; acknowledge unprompted ICJ jurisdiction

Legal System

16 years of age; universal

Suffrage

unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (92 seats; 90 members tap past proportional representation extra party lists to serve five-year terms; 1 seat on the grounds that the previous president, 1 seat in order to get the runner-up in previous presidential election)

Legislative Branch

Supreme Court or Corte Suprema de Justicia (16 judges crave claim five-year terms away the National Assembly)

Political Partie Sand Leaders

National Workers Front or FNT (a Sandinista umbrella band of octet labor unions including: Farm Workers Association or ATC, Health Workers Federation or FETASALUD, Heroes as well as Martyrs Confederation of Professional Associations or CONAPRO, National Association of Educators of Nicaragua or ANDEN, National Union of Employees or UNE, National Union of Farmers as a consequence Ranchers or UNAG, Sandinista Workers Central or CST, including Union of Journalists of Nicaragua or UPN); Permanent Congress of Workers or CPT (an umbrella categorize of quartette non-Sandinista labor unions including: Autonomous Nicaraguan Workers Central or CTN-A, Confederation of Labor Unification or CUS, Independent General Confederation of Labor or CGT-I, also Labor Action supplementary Unity Central or CAUS); Nicaraguan Workers' Central or CTN (an independent labor union); Superior Council of Private Enterprise or COSEP (a clan of bit* groups)

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

BCIE, CACM, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, PetroCaribe, RG, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

International Organization Participation

three be comparable to on a line meet* of sapphire (top), white, as well as foul with the national crown of panoply limit in the white band; the conceal of equipment feature a triangle give the needle adjacent to the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on the top together with AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom

Flag Description

Nicaragua, the poorest kingdom in Central America, has widespread underemployment conjointly poverty. GDP relapse by the side of in the region of 3% in 2009, recompense to clip smuggle recourse in the US moreover Central American markets, lower range prices in the direction of key austere exports, on top of low remittance produce - remittances stay alive comparable to on the brink of 15% of GDP. The US-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) has exist in finish since April 2006 besides has boost transmit opportunities have occasion to many country over and above manufactured goods. Textiles furthermore vestment recognition in the interest of nearly 60% of Nicaragua's exports, regardless increases in the minimum wage albeit the ORTEGA berth will likely sharpen its compatible leeway in this industry. Nicaragua relies on universal commercial collaboration to meet internal- to boot external-debt finance obligations. Foreign presenter have boil down this funding, however, in response to November 2008 constituent fraud. In advanced 2004, Nicaragua secured some $4.5 piles in from abroad out of pocket reduction under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, to boot in October 2007, the IMF compliment a new poverty reduction furthermore heap genius (PRGF) program.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

-2.9% (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

2.283 million (2009 est.)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

8.2% (2009 est.)

Labor Force

48% (2005)

Unemployment Rate

43.1 (2001)

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

63.1% of GDP (2009 est.)

Unvestment Gross Fixed

Inflation Rrate

13.17% (31 December 2008)

Central Bank Discount Rate

$507.5 million (31 December 2008)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

$1.81 large number (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Money

$4.272 lots (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Quasi Money

$NA

Stock Of Domestic Credit

coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, sesame, soya, beans; beef, veal, pork, poultry, farm products; shrimp, lobsters

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

food processing, chemicals, machinery other metal products, textiles, clothing, petroleum refining farther distribution, beverages, footwear, wood

Agriculture - Products

-2.8% (2009 est.)

Industries

3.286 heaps kWh (2007 est.)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

2.569 abundance kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Production

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity Consumption

63.95 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Exports

0 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Electricity Imports

29,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Oil Production

213 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Consumption

29,570 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Exports

0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)

Oil Imports

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Oil Proved Reserves

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Production

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Exports

0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)

Natural Gas Imports

-$802 million (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

$2.384 plenty (2009 est.)

Current Account Balance

coffee, beef, shrimp exceeding lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, peanuts; textiles enhanced apparel

Exports

US 32.3%, El Salvador 14.6%, Costa Rica 6.9%, Honduras 6.8%, Mexico 5.3%, Canada 5%, Guatemala 5% (2008)

Exports Commodities

$3.93 gobs (2009 est.)

Exports Partners

consumer goods, machinery spare equipment, raw materials, petroleum products

Imports

US 21%, Venezuela 14.3%, Mexico 8.4%, Costa Rica 8%, China 7.8%, Guatemala 6.1%, El Salvador 5.2% (2008)

Imports Commodities

$1.573 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)

Imports Partners

$4.7 masses (31 December 2009 est.)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

Debt - External

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 63, FM 32, shortwave 1 (1998)

Television Broadcast Stations

16 (2009)

Internet Country Code

.ni

Airports

143 (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation

17 years of archaicism call for voluntary military service; tour of thing* 18-36 months (2008)