Friday, November 28, 2014

Nicaragua

  • Capital: Managua
  • Major City: Leon
  • Major Geographical Features
    • Pacific Ocean
    • Caribbean Sea
    • Gulf of Fonseca
    • Lake Managua
    • Lake Nicaragua
    • San Juan River
    • Miskito Cays
    • Islas del Maiz
    • Cordillera Isabella
  • Official Name: Republic of Nicaragua
  • Religion: Roman Catholic (58.5%)
  • Languages:
    • Spanish (97.5%) (official)
    • Miskito
  • 2013: Nicaraguan government allows a Chinese company to build a Nicaragua Canal to rival the Panama Canal
  • Independence: 1821 from Spain
  • Government: republic
  • Currency: gold Cordoba (NIO)
  • New York is slightly larger than Nicaragua
  • Literacy: 67.5%
  • Climate: tropical
  • Lake Nicaragua is the largest freshwater body in Central America
  • Exports
    • Coffee
    • Meat
    • Sweeteners
  • Largest nation in Central America

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