Nicaragua
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| Naitional motto: En Dios Confiamos (Spainyie) "In God We Trust" |
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Location o Nicaragua (Green)
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| Offeecial leid | Spainyie | ||||
| Caipital | Managua | ||||
| Lairgest ceety | caipital | ||||
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Presidential republic Preses Daniel Ortega
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| Area | 130,373 | ||||
| Population | 5,891,189 | ||||
| Foondin | September 15, 1821 | ||||
| Siller | Córdoba | ||||
| Time zone | UTC-6 | ||||
| Naitional anthem | Salve a ti, Nicaragua (Spainyie) Hail to thee, Nicaragua |
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| Internet TLD | .ni | ||||
| Cawin code | 505 | ||||
Nicaragua (pronounced /ˌnɪkəˈrɑːɡwə/ (
listen) Template:Respell) offeecially the Republic o Nicaragua (Spainyie: República de Nicaragua, Template:IPA-es), is a representative democratic republic. It is the lairgest kintra in Central Americae wi an aurie o 130,373 km2. The kintra is bordered bi Honduras tae the north an Costa Rica tae the sooth. The Pacific Ocean lies to the wast o the kintra, the Caribbean Sea tae the east. The kintra's Caribbean coast is part o the Wastren Caribbean Zone. Falling athin the tropics, Nicaragua sits atween 11 degrees an 14 degrees north o the Equator in the Northren Hemisphere. Nicaragua's abundance o biologically significant an unique ecoseestems contribute tae Mesoamericae's designation as a biodiversity hotspot. The caipital ceety o Nicaragua is Managua. Roughly ane quarter o the naition's population lives in the Nicaraguan caipital, makin it the seicont lairgest ceety an metropolitan aurie in Central Americae.