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Republic of Nicaragua
República de Nicaragua
República de Nicaragua
Government type Presidential republic
Area 130,373 km² (50,337 sq mi)
Population 7,097,000 inh. (2026 est.)
Population density 54 inh/km² (141 inh/mi²)
Area 130,373 km² (50,337 sq mi)
Population 7,097,000 inh. (2026 est.)
Population density 54 inh/km² (141 inh/mi²)
Capital Managua (1,067,000 pop., 1,479,000 urban aggl.)
Currency Nicaraguan córdoba
Human development index 0.706 (123rd place)
Languages Spanish (official), Indigenous languages
Life expectancy M 73 years, F 78 years
Currency Nicaraguan córdoba
Human development index 0.706 (123rd place)
Languages Spanish (official), Indigenous languages
Life expectancy M 73 years, F 78 years
GEOGRAPHY DATA OF NICARAGUA
Largest cities
Managua 1,067,000 pop., 1,479,000 urban aggl.
León 180,000 pop.
Tipitapa 152,000 pop.
Masaya 142,000 pop.
Highest mountains
Mogotón 2,107 m (6,913 ft)
Longest rivers
Rio Coco 680 km (423 mi)
Rio Grande de Matagalpa 465 km (289 mi)
Prinzapolka 245 km (152 mi)
Largest lakes
Lake Nicaragua 8,138 km² (3,142 sq mi)
Lake Managua 1,053 km² (407 sq mi)
Largest islands
Ometepe (in Lake Nicaragua) 276 km² (107 sq mi)
Zapatera (in Lake Nicaragua) 52 km² (20 sq mi)
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF NICARAGUA
Nicaragua is administratively divided into 15 departments and the 2 autonomous regions of the Caribbean Coast, which are by far the 2 largest entities and together make up half of the country's territory; the department of the capital Managua is instead the one with the largest population and the only one over a million inhabitants.The capital Managua barely exceeds one million inhabitants, while all the other cities remain below the threshold of two hundred thousand people; almost all the main inhabited centers are located close to the coast on the Pacific Ocean or not too far from Managua, with the eastern part of the country more sparsely populated.