Nicaragua
fast facts

• Country Name: The Republic of Nicaragua

• Population: 5.4 million

• Capital City: Managua

• Languages: Official language is Spanish (spoken by 98% of the population). Other languages spoken include English, Miskito, Creole, Mayanga, Garifuna, Rama.

• Currency: Cordoba (C$)

• Major agricultural exports: Coffee, beef, nuts, cattle, sugar

• % of the population living on less than $2 a day: 80%

• Life Expectancy: 72 years

• Adult literacy rate: 76.7%

• HDI Ranking: 110 out of 177

Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2007