• Nicaragua’s currency is called the Cordoba(NO)
and is valued at 18.07 NIO in comparison to 1 US$
• There are approximately 5.5million people living
in Nicaragua of which 69% are of the Mestizo race (a mix
Amerindian and white), 17% white, 9% black and 5% Amerindian
• The official and most common language used in Nicaragua
is Spanish, however there are small pockets along the Atlantic
coast that speak English and Amerindian
• The majority of Nicaragua is Roman Catholic, accounting
for roughly 75% of the population. The other 25% is made
up of Evangelists, Moravian's and non religious people.
• Nicaragua is fairly warm all year round however their
rainy season falls between June and October. In the lowlands
it tends to be more humid and tropical unlike the highlands
which tend to be a cooler climate
• The country has 7 main natural resources
including gold, silver, copper, tungsten, zinc, timber and fish.
• Nicaragua’s main industries include food
processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, textiles,
clothing, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear
and wood.
• The highest point in Nicaragua is Pico Mogoton
which is 2,438m above sea level
• Nicaragua gets
its name from a chief called Nicarao and the Spanish word for
water which is ‘Agua’ due to the fact that Nicaragua
contains a large mass of water within its borders.
• Nicaragua was conquered by the Spanish in 1524 and remained
under Spanish rule for nearly 300 years when in 1821 Nicaragua
declared independence. This has now become a national holiday.
• Nicaragua was looked upon to connect the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans, however this went to Panama. However in
October 2006 current President Bolanos revealed plans to build
a canal linking the Atlantic and the Pacific that is expected
to be completed in 2018.
• There are four main
areas to Nicaragua – Managua, Leon, Granada and Chinandega.
More information on these areas can be found here.
• The first female President of Nicaragua came in
1990 in the form of Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
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