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Also Known As Republic of Nicaragua • República de Nicaragua
Head Of State And Government President: Daniel Ortega
Capital Managua
Population (2025 est.) 6,947,000
Form Of Government unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [921])
Official Language Spanish
Official Religion none
Official Name República de Nicaragua (Republic of Nicaragua)
Total Area (Sq Km) 130,373
Total Area (Sq Mi) 50,337
Monetary Unit córdoba (C$)
Population Rank (2023) 108
Population Projection 2030 7,232,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 138
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 53.3
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2022) 58.6% • Rural: (2022) 41.4%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2020–2025) 73.7 years • Female: (2020–2025) 79.8 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2015) 82% • Female: (2015) 83%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 16,016
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 2,270
1Includes the runner-up in the presidential election and the immediate past president or the vice president.

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monument to Rubén Darío, Managua, Nicaragua
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Physical features of Nicaragua
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Daniel Ortega
Daniel Ortega
president of Nicaragua
Central America's first woman president
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
president of Nicaragua
Somoza Debayle, Anastasio
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
president of Nicaragua
William Walker
William Walker
American adventurer
Anastasio Somoza
president of Nicaragua
Pedro Arias Dávila
Spanish colonial administrator
Edén Pastora
Nicaraguan revolutionary
Zelaya
José Santos Zelaya
president of Nicaragua
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas
president of Nicaragua
Benalcázar, Sebastián de
Sebastián de Benalcázar
Spanish conqueror
Sacasa
Juan Bautista Sacasa
president of Nicaragua
Luis Somoza Debayle
Luis Somoza Debayle
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Román y Reyes, Víctor Manuel
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