Nicaragua

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

Source: CIA World Factbook