| Local Name:Nicaragua |
| Captial:Managua |
| Continent:North America |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Head of State and Government: President Daniel Ortega |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 98 |
| Total Area: 130,373 km2(50,337 sqmi) |
| Land: 119,990 km2(46,330 sqmi) |
| Water: 10,380 km2(4,010 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 7.96% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 109 |
| Population: 5,815,524 |
| Date: 1-Jul-10 |
| World Population: 0.08% |
| Source : Official estimate |
| Languages:Spanish |
| Currency |
| Currency: Nicaraguan córdoba |
| Currency Sign: C$ |
| Currency ISO Code: NIO |
| Fractional Unit: Centavo |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone:UTC−06:00 |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +505 |
| ISO Code A2: NI |
| ISO Code A3: NIC |
| ISO Number: 558 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: 13 |
| Longitude: -85 |
| Information: Nicaragua News |
| Drive on:Right side |