Area: 131.847 Km²
Population: 4.918.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 37 pop/Km²

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Managua (800.000 pop., 1.124.000 urban aggl.)
Major cities: León 160.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Mestizo 70%, White 17%, Black and Mulatto 9%, Indios 4%
Border countries: Honduras NORTH, Costa Rica SOUTH

Principal mountains: Pico Mogotón 2107 m
Principal rivers: Rio Coco (or Segovia) 750 Km
Principal lakes: Lago de Nicaragua 8430 Km², Lago de Managua 1042 Km²
Principal islands: Isla de Ometepe (in the Lago de Nicaragua)
Climate: Tropical

Language: Spanish
Religion: Catholic 88%
Currency: Cordoba (NIO)