🚩 Flag of Nicaragua • live waving render
Americas — Central America
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Republic of Nicaragua
6.8M
Population
World #108
130,373 km²
Land Area
World #99
$21.2 billion
GDP (USD)
World #126
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Did You Know?
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Nicaragua is the world's #108 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #99 globally by land area — covering about 0.09% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 2 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #126 worldwide with a GDP of $21.2 billion USD.
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Population density is 52.2 people per km² — world rank #164.
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The calendar week officially starts on Sunday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Managua
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Phone Code
+505
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Internet TLD
.ni
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Nationality
Nicaraguan
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Week Starts
Sunday
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ISO Codes
NI / NIC / 558
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Coordinates
13.00°, -85.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$21.2 billion USD
World rank #126 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$3,109
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
52.2 /km²
World density rank #164
C$
Nicaraguan córdoba
NIO • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
6,803,886
World rank #108 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Spanish
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Demonym
Nicaraguan
What its people are called
🗣️ Spanish
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
130,373 km²
0.09% of Earth's landmass • World #99
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Land Borders
2 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC-06:00
America/Managua
CST — Central Standard Time (North America)
“Nicaragua” Around the World
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نيكاراغوا
جمهورية نيكاراغوا
bre
Nicaragua
Republik Nicaragua
ces
Nikaragua
Republika Nikaragua
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Nicaragua
Republik Nicaragua
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Nicaragua
Nicaragua Vabariik
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Nicaragua
Nicaraguan tasavalta
fra
Nicaragua
République du Nicaragua
hrv
Nikaragva
Republika Nikaragva
hun
Nicaragua
Nicaraguai Köztársaság
ita
Nicaragua
Repubblica del Nicaragua
jpn
ニカラグア
ニカラグア共和国
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니카라과
니카라과 공화국
nld
Nicaragua
Republiek Nicaragua
per
نیکاراگوئه
جمهوری نیکاراگوئه
pol
Nikaragua
Republika Nikaragui
por
Nicarágua
República da Nicarágua
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Никарагуа
Республика Никарагуа
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Nikaragua
Nikaragujská republika
spa
Nicaragua
República de Nicaragua
srp
Nikaragva
Republika Nikaragva
swe
Nicaragua
Republiken Nicaragua
tur
Nikaragua
Nikaragua Cumhuriyeti
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نکاراگوا
جمہوریہ نکاراگوا
zho
尼加拉瓜
尼加拉瓜共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
NI
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ISO Alpha-3
NIC
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
558
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
###-###-#
e.g. regex: ^(\d{7})$
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WikiData ID
Q811
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Also Spelled As
NI • Republic of Nicaragua • República de Nicaragua