According to businesscarriers, Nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in Latin America. In 2002, its GDP was $2,522 million, or $472 per capita. GDP structure: agriculture 29.1%, industry 28.1% (including manufacturing – 19.2), services – 42.8%. 64% of the country’s population lives below the poverty line. The Sandinista government expropriated the property of the […]
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Nicaragua Overview
GENERAL Official name of the state Republic of Nicaragua. Capital Managua. Geography As a country located in North America according to zipcodesexplorer, Nicaragua borders on Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south; in the east lies the Caribbean and in the west the Pacific. The Cordilleres Isabella stretch on the northern border, […]
Nicaragua Early History
Indigenous cultures Before the arrival of the Europeans in the 16th century, many different indigenous peoples lived in the area of today’s Nicaragua, a country located in Caribbean and Central America listed on naturegnosis. The Niquirano and Chorotega were the largest among them and lived in the west. After 500 BC BC Pipil immigrated from […]
Nicaragua Everyday Life
What is life like in Nicaragua? What is different there than in Germany? In any case, it’s warm! And not just in summer, but all year round. There are no seasons, just a dry and a rainy season. So you don’t need winter jackets or thick boots here! Rice and beans for breakfast For breakfast […]
Nicaragua History from the 20th Century to the Present Day
U.S. military interventions (1909-1925 and 1926-1933) José Santos Zelaya of the Liberal Party had been President of Nicaragua since 1893. The US government began to support the Conservatives. From 1907 there was fighting. In 1909, Zelaya’s officers killed several rebels, including two US mercenaries. The US Navy then landed in Nicaragua. Zelaya had to resign […]
Nicaragua Wildlife and Economy
Animals and Plants The nature in Nicaragua Two coastlines, mountains and volcanoes, tropical rainforests and large lakes bring a great biodiversity to Nicaragua. Both plants and animals include endemic species, i.e. species that only occur here and nowhere else in the world. The flora and fauna are particularly diverse in the east of the country, […]
Nicaragua Religion
Most Nicaraguan people are Catholics. The Catholic Church has a strong position and its political influence has increased since the parliament voted in 2006 for a total ban on abortion. Both the Pentecostal church and the Baptist community have been operating in the country since the 1920s. Since the 1990s, the number of Protestant Free […]