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 | NICARAGUAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Nicaragua |
| country code ISO: NI //; - FIPS: NU |
| location: Central America |
| time zone: -6 UT |
| surface (land) area: 130000 sq.km = 50193 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 15° N / South: 11° N / East: 83° W / West: 88° W |
| borders (land): Honduras, Costa Rica |
| borders (coastline): Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean), Pacific Ocean |
| climate: tropical |
| Government |
| independent since: 1838-04-30 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Managua |
| administrative division: departamento (16) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses: (1971): 1877,952; (1995): 4357,099 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 4812,569; or: 5071,000 /-; 2001: 5208,000 |
| population density: 37 per sq.km = 96 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2,9% //; - doubling time: 25 years |
| birth rate: 28 - 35 per 1000 |
| death rate: 5 -6 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 5 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 47 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 48 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 69 years (male: 67; female: 71) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 46% //; - 15-59 years: 50% //; - 60+ years: 4% |
| urbanisation: 56% //; - urbanisation growth: 5% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 47% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Mestizo 69%; white 17%; black 9%; Amerindian 5% |
| languages: Spanish (official); Indian, Creole, Chibcha |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 73%; other (mostly Baptist, Moravian and Pentecostal) 17%; other: 10% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2208 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 81% |
| people per physician: 1566 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 85% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 27% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 1% |
| adult literacy: 66% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Córdoba oro = 100 centavos |
| annual inflation rate: 33,5% |
| population below poverty line: 50% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 2000 per capita |
| GNI USD 400 per capita //; - [ppp: 2080] |
| GDP growth: 0,6% |
| income: USD 340 per capita |
| import: USD 1009 per capita //; - export: USD 509 per capita |
| trade: USD 349 per capita //; - or 101% of GDP |
| trade partners: CIS-countries CU FR ES JP DE US BE |
| human development index: 0,635 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 106 |
| female labour force: 36% |
| unemployment: 10% |
| tourism: 0,5 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 11% //; - grass land: 45% //; - wooded area: 28% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 47% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 30% |
| agricultural products: coffee, beef, maize, milk, rice, sugarcane, beans, sorghum, shrimp, lobster, bananas, citrus |
| livestock (1000s): asses: 9 / cattle: 2050 / goats: 6 / horses: 246 / mules: 46 / pigs: 420 / poultry: 14000 / sheep: 4 |
| fish catch: 16130 - 20569 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 16% //; - part of industry in GDP: 23% |
| industrial products: food processing (meat, beverages, sugar, tobacco, fish), building materials, chemicals, textiles |
| mining products: gold, silver, lead, zinc, copper, tungsten |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,7 |
| services: labour force: 38% //; - part of services in GDP: 47% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 539 |
| electricity use (per capita): 268 |
| annual water use (per capita): 370 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 15287 km //; - of which paved: 11% //; - of which are motorways: 384 km [Pan American highway] |
| vehicles: 12 per 1000 |
| railways: 287, or 321 km //; - railways passenger/km: 66 |
| navigable inland waterways: 2220 km |
| ownership telephone: 23 - 30 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 222 - 285 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 48 - 190 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 30 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 21600 |
| personal computers: 9 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Pico Mogotón 2103 m, Kilambe 1750, Volcán San Cristóbal 1745 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Lago de Nicaragua, Lago de Managua |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Coc(c)o, Río Grande de Matagalpa, San Juan |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Islas Maíz, Cayos Miskitos, Isla de Omotepe, Isla Zapatera |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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