Faire clic pour voir le pays dans son continent: le Nicaragua
Capital: Managua Population: 5.5 mln Superficie: 129.494 km2 Langues:
Espagnol, dialects régionales
Exact population: 5,570,129 (July 2006 est.) Literacy: Total population: 67.5%; male: 67.2%; female: 67.8% Ethnicities: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5% Land boundaries: Total: 1,231 km; border countries: Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km Terrain: Extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes Extremes: Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m; highest point: Mogoton 2,438 m Imports: US 22.6%, Costa Rica 8.5%, Venezuela 8.4%, Guatemala 6.8%, Mexico 5.8%, El Salvador 4.9%, South Korea 4.5% (2004) Exports: US 64.8%, El Salvador 7%, Mexico 3.6% (2004) Industries: Food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, textiles, clothing, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood