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Capital

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name: Managua

geographic coordinates: 12 08 N, 86 15 W

time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: may derive from the indigenous Nahuatl term "mana-ahuac," which translates as "adjacent to the water" or a site "surrounded by water"; the city is situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Managua
Citizenship

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citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: no, except in cases where bilateral agreements exist

residency requirement for naturalization: 4 years
Legal system

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civil law system; Supreme Court may review administrative acts
Suffrage

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16 years of age; universal
Area

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total: 130,370 sq km

land: 119,990 sq km

water: 10,380 sq km
Land use

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agricultural land: 42.2% (2018 est.)

arable land: 12.5% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 2.5% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 27.2% (2018 est.)

forest: 25.3% (2018 est.)

other: 32.5% (2018 est.)
Location

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Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
Age structure

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0-14 years: 24.16% (male 784,847/female 751,616)

15-64 years: 69.36% (male 2,134,871/female 2,276,522)

65 years and over: 6.48% (2023 est.) (male 180,441/female 231,392)
Birth rate

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16.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate

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5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages

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Spanish (official) 95.3%, Miskito 2.2%, Mestizo of the Caribbean coast 2%, other 0.5%; note - English and indigenous languages found on the Caribbean coast (2005 est.)

major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Life expectancy at birth

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total population: 74.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 73 years

female: 76.2 years
Major urban areas - population

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1.095 million MANAGUA (capital) (2023)
Median age

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total: 28.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 27.6 years

female: 29.4 years
Mother's mean age at first birth

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19.2 years (2011/12 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29
Net migration rate

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-1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution

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the overwhelming majority of the population resides in the western half of the country, with much of the urban growth centered in the capital city of Managua; coastal areas also show large population clusters
Population growth rate

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0.97% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate

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1.85 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization

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urban population: 59.8% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.45% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures

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4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

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-2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate

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21.28% (2021 est.)
Labor force

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3.042 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line

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24.9% (2016 est.)
Unemployment rate

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5.96% (2021 est.)

6.08% (2020 est.)

5.21% (2019 est.)

note: underemployment was 46.5% in 2008
Public debt

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33.3% of GDP (2017 est.)

31.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

note: official data; data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as retirement, medical care, and unemployment, debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions; Nicaragua rebased its GDP figures in 2012, which reduced the figures for debt as a percentage of GDP
Inflation rate (consumer prices)

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4.93% (2021 est.)

3.68% (2020 est.)

5.38% (2019 est.)
Exports

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$6.617 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.342 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.714 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners

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United States 60%, El Salvador 5%, Mexico 5% (2019)
Imports

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$8.306 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.939 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$6.252 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners

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United States 27%, Mexico 12%, China 11%, Guatemala 9%, Costa Rica 7%, El Salvador 6%, Honduras 6% (2019)
Airports

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147 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions

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total: 290,351 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2020 est.)
Internet users

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total: 3.933 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 57% (2021 est.)
Roadways

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total: 23,897 km (2014)

paved: 3,346 km (2014)

unpaved: 20,551 km (2014)
Telephones - fixed lines

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total subscriptions: 207,577 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular

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total subscriptions: 6,233,864 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 91 (2021 est.)
Waterways

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2,220 km (2011) (navigable waterways as well as the use of the large Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua; rivers serve only the sparsely populated eastern part of the country)
Disputes - international

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Nicaragua-El Salvador-Honduras: the 1992 ICJ ruling for El Salvador and Honduras advised a tripartite resolution to establish a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca, which considers Honduran access to the Pacific; the court ruled, rather, that the Gulf of Fonseca represents a condominium, with control being shared by El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua; the decision allowed for the possibility that the three nations could divide the waters at a later date if they wished to do so

Nicaragua-Costa Rica: Nicaragua and Costa Rica regularly file border dispute cases with the ICJ over the delimitations of the San Juan River and the northern tip of Calero Island, virtually uninhabited areas claimed by both countries; there is an ongoing case in the ICJ to determine Pacific and Atlantic ocean maritime borders as well as land borders; in 2009, the ICJ ruled that Costa Rican vessels carrying out police activities could not use the river, but official Costa Rican vessels providing essential services to riverside inhabitants and Costa Rican tourists could travel freely on the river; in 2011, the ICJ provisionally ruled that both countries must remove personnel from the disputed area; in 2013, the ICJ rejected Nicaragua's 2012 suit to halt Costa Rica's construction of a highway paralleling the river on the grounds of irreparable environmental damage; in 2013, the ICJ, regarding the disputed territory, ordered that Nicaragua should refrain from dredging or canal construction and refill and repair damage caused by trenches connecting the river to the Caribbean and upheld its 2010 ruling that Nicaragua must remove all personnel; in early 2014, Costa Rica brought Nicaragua to the ICJ over offshore oil concessions in the disputed region; in 2018, the ICJ ruled that Nicaragua must remove a military base from a contested coastal area near the San Juan River, and that Costa Rica had sovereignty over the northern part of Isla Portillos, including the coast, but excluding Harbour Head Lagoon; additionally, Honduras was required to pay reparations for environmental damage to part of the wetlands at the mouth of the San Juan River

Nicaragua-Colombia: Nicaragua filed a case with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Colombia in 2013 over the delimitation of the Continental shelf beyond the 200 nautical miles from the Nicaraguan coast, as well as over the alleged violation by Colombia of Nicaraguan maritime space in the Caribbean Sea, which contains rich oil and fish resources; as of September 2021, Colombia refuses to abide by the ICJ ruling

Nicaragua-Honduras: none identified

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