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Demographics Results: Nicaragua
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| Country |
Nicaragua |
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| Region |
Central America |
| Area (sq km) |
130,370 |
| Border |
Costa Rica, Honduras |
| Population |
5,727,707 |
| Nationality |
Nicaraguan(s) |
| Ethnicity |
Mestizo 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5% |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census) |
| Language |
Spanish 97.5%, Miskito 1.7% (English, indigenous languages on the Atlantic Coast) |
| Literacy |
68% |
| Government |
Republic |
| Capital |
Managua |
| Leader |
President Daniel Ortega Saavedra (since Jan. 10, 2007), Vice President Moises Omar Halleslevens Acevedo (since Jan. 10, 2012) |
| Currency |
Gold cordoba (NIO) |
| Independence Day |
Sept. 15, 1821 (from Spain) |
| National Holiday |
Independence Day (Sept. 15, 1821) |
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