Nicaragua

  • Area: 130 373 square kilometers
  • Currency: Gold córdoba (NIO) made up of 100 cents; US$ 1 = 29.3 córdobas
  • Official language: Spanish
  • Population: 6.218 million
  • Head of State or Government: Daniel Ortega (President), 2007
  • GDP: $12.693 billion
  • GDP per capita: US$2,086.9
  • GDP growth: 4.9%
  • Inflation: 3.9%