Nicaragua
Nicaragua is a sovereign state in Central America. Its capital is Managua. About 7 million people live there (2025). It covers 120,340 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Managua
- People (2025)
- 7 million
- Area
- 120,340 km²
- Currency
- Nicaraguan córdoba
Nicaragua at a glance
- In its own language
- República de Nicaragua
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- Managua
- Population
- 7,005,764 (2025)
- Area
- 120,340 km² (46,464 mi²)
- People are called
- Nicaraguan
- Official languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- Nicaraguan córdoba
- GDP (nominal)
- US$16 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 75 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.667 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 46.2 (2014)
- Unemployment
- 5% (2014)
- Government
- republic
- Head of state
- Daniel Ortega (since 2007)
- Head of government
- Daniel Ortega (since 2007)
- Country codes
- NI, NIC
- Calling code
- +505
- Internet domain
- .ni
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC−06:00, America/Managua
- Coordinates
- 13°, -85°
Nicaragua and its neighbours
Nicaragua borders Costa Rica, Honduras and Colombia. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Nicaragua
- Neighbours
Divisions of Nicaragua
- Boaco Department
- Carazo Department
- Chinandega Department
- Chontales Department
- Estelí Department
- Granada Department
- Jinotega Department
- León Department
- Madriz Department
- Managua Department
- Masaya Department
- Matagalpa Department
- Nueva Segovia Department
- Rivas Department
- Río San Juan Department
- North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
- South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
Member of
- United Nations
- World Trade Organization
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Central American Bank for Economic Integration
- Central American Common Market
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- UNESCO
- Universal Postal Union
- International Telecommunication Union
and 7 more organisations.
How far are you from Nicaragua?
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Questions
What is the capital of Nicaragua?
The capital of Nicaragua is Managua.
What is the population of Nicaragua?
Nicaragua has about 7,005,764 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Nicaragua?
Nicaragua covers 120,340 square kilometres (46,464 square miles).
What currency does Nicaragua use?
The Nicaraguan córdoba.
What language is spoken in Nicaragua?
The official language of Nicaragua is Spanish.
Which countries border Nicaragua?
Nicaragua shares a border with Costa Rica, Honduras and Colombia.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.