Nicaragua

Area: 129 494 km²

Population: 5 675 356 (2007)

Population density: 43.8 pers./km²

Capital: Managua

Government type: Presidential republic

Official language: Spanish

Ethnic groups: Mestizo 69%, White 17%, Black 9%, Amerindian 5%

Religion: Roman Catholic 72.9%, Evangelical 15.1%, other 1.9%, none 8.5%

Currency: Nicaraguan cordoba (NIO)

Time zone: UTC -6

Administrative divisions: Nicaragua is divided into 15 departments and 2 self-governing regions, which are subdivided into 153 municipalities

Highest point: Mogoton 2 438 m

Longest river: Coko River 750 km

Largest lake: Lake Nicaragua 8 264 km²

Largest cities: Managua, Matagalpa, Chinandega, Leon, Jinotega

Calling code: + 505

Internet TLD: .ni