Nicaragua, Central America

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Managua, capital city of Nicaragua

Nicaragua Flag

Nicaragua is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean, North America located in the Central America sub‑region of the Americas continent.

Easy learning about Nicaragua
Nicaragua is located in	Latin America and the Caribbean, North America Central America Americas Continent
Nicaragua has a population of	6,823,613 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Nicaragua are called Nicaraguans
The country’s total area is	129,494 Km² ( 80,464 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	113
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Nicaragua HDI ranks in position nº 130 worldwide Medium Human Development HDI of 0.669 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Nicaragua’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 128 countries Nicaragua passport ranks in position nº 40 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Nicaragua GDP per capita is	$3,019 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Nicaragua ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Nicaragua EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Moderate proficiency in English has a score of 505 ranks 59th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	13° 00' N, 85° 00' W Open in Google Maps
Nicaragua Capital city	Managua
Neighbouring countries	Costa Rica, Honduras.
Nicaragua Climate	tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
Most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Second most predominant religion	Evangelical
Currency name & code	Cordoba (NIO)
Internet ccTLD	.ni
Nicaragua calling code	+505

15 departments (departamentos) and 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas)

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