Nicaragua

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Key facts

  • Currency: Nicaraguan gold cordoba
  • Capital city: Managua
  • Region: Central America
  • Continent: Americas
  • Land area: 120,340 km²
  • Population: 6,948,392
  • Political Leader: Daniel Ortega (President)

Latest news

Nicaragua declares March 24 a day of mourning in solidarity with Russia

Read: TASS News Agency

2024-03-23

US sanctions Nicaragua's attorney general over human rights concerns

Read: Al Jazeera

2024-03-22

US sanctions Nicaragua attorney general

Read: The Hill

2024-03-22

Panama demands Nicaragua rein in former President Ricardo Martinelli

Read: ABC News

2024-03-19

Panama demands Nicaragua rein in former President Ricardo Martinelli

Read: The Star

2024-03-18

Nicaragua drags Germany to ICJ for 'facilitating Israel's genocide' in Gaza

Read: Al Jazeera

2024-03-02

In Senegal's capital, Nicaragua is a hot ticket among travel agents as migrants try to reach US

Read: ABC News

2024-03-02

Metrics

Business

Expense 16.65 % of GDP
GDP 15,671,600,000.00 current US$
Inflation 10.47 annual %
Self-employed 42.93 % of total employment
Tax revenue 19.81 % of GDP
Unemployment 4.99 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment 37.43 % of total employment


Environment

Agricultural land 50,910.00 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy 3.34 % of total energy use
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 4,582.20 kt
Electricity production from coal sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources 6.44 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources 49.95 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 43.61 % of total
Net energy imports 40.86 % of energy use
Fertility rate 2.32 births per woman
Forest area 33,075 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption 40.70 % of total
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 574.55 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 20.90 years
Methane emissions 9,584.81 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 3,567.37 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Female Population 3,524,605
Male Population 3,423,787
Renewable energy consumption 52.13 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area 118,298.00 km²
Rural population 2,810,208
Urban land area 992.83 km²
Urban population 4,138,184
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 0.94 % of total population


Health

Birth rate 20.51 per 1,000 people
Death rate 4.86 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 161.20 current US$
Health expenditure 8.63 % of GDP
Incidence of HIV 0.08 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds 0.93 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 74 years
Suicide mortality rate 4.40 per 100,000 population


Other

Access to electricity 86.29 % of population
Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence 77
Individuals using the Internet 57.15 % of population
Net migration -8,000
Press freedom 2.20


Politics

Armed forces personnel 12,000
Democracy score 3.63
Democracy type Authoritarian
Military expenditure 0.53 % of GDP
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 51.65 %


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Coordinates: [13°0′N, -85°0′S]
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Source

SIPRI, World Bank

Updated: 5 days ago

License

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