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Nicaragua
Key facts
- currency: Nicaraguan gold cordoba
- capital city: Managua
- region: Central America
- continent: Americas
- land area: 120,340 km²
- population: 7,046,310 people
- political leader: Daniel Ortega (President)
Classified as: place
Location on a map: [13°0′N, -85°0′W]
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Summary
Nicaragua is a country. The capital city is Managua, located in the Central America region of Americas. It has a land area of 120,340 km², a population of 7,046,310 people and uses the currency Nicaraguan gold cordoba. The President is Daniel Ortega.
Environment
Nicaragua is one of the countries in Americas, countries in Central America and 194 countries in our database.
- Agricultural land: 50,910.00 km²
- Alternative and nuclear energy: 3.34 % of total energy use
- Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 5.73 Mt of CO2 equivalent
- Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
- Electricity production from natural gas sources: 0.00 % of total
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 6.44 % of total
- Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
- Electricity production from oil sources: 49.95 % of total
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 43.61 % of total
- Net energy imports: 40.86 % of energy use
- Fertility rate: 2.28 births per woman
- Forest area: 33,075 km²
- Fossil fuel energy consumption: 40.70 % of total
- Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 21.03 Mt of CO2 equivalent
- Median age: 21.30
- Methane emissions: 11.51 Mt of CO2 equivalent
- Nitrous oxide emissions: 3.54 Mt of CO2 equivalent
- Female population: 3,574,321 people
- Male population: 3,471,990 people
- Renewable energy consumption: 50.40 % of total final energy consumption
- Rural land area: 118,297.55 km²
- Rural population: 2,829,164 people
- Urban land area: 992.83 km²
- Urban population: 4,217,146 people
- Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 0.94 % of total population
Geographical distribution of cities in Nicaragua by population
Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical net energy imports in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical fertility rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between life expectancy at birth and fertility rate over time
Nicaragua relationship between median age and fertility rate over time
Evolution of historical forest area in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between rural land area and forest area over time
Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between renewable energy consumption and fossil fuel energy consumption over time
Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between urban land area and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time
Nicaragua relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions over time
Nicaragua relationship between urban population and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time
Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical internet access in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical land area in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical median age in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical methane emissions in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and methane emissions over time
Nicaragua relationship between population and methane emissions over time
Nicaragua relationship between rural population and methane emissions over time
Nicaragua relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and methane emissions over time
Nicaragua relationship between urban land area and methane emissions over time
Nicaragua relationship between urban population and methane emissions over time
Evolution of historical net migration in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between population and nitrous oxide emissions over time
Nicaragua relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions over time
Nicaragua relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions over time
Evolution of historical population in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between urban land area and population over time
Evolution of historical female population in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical male population in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical total rural land area in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical rural population in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between urban land area and rural population over time
Evolution of historical total urban land in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between urban population and urban land area over time
Evolution of historical urban population in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between date and population over time
Nicaragua relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time
Evolution of historical agricultural land in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between methane emissions and agricultural land over time
Nicaragua relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and agricultural land over time
Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between GDP and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time
Nicaragua relationship between methane emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time
Nicaragua relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time
Nicaragua relationship between urban land area and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time
Nicaragua relationship between urban population and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time
Evolution of historical access to electricity in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between birth rate and access to electricity over time
Nicaragua relationship between fertility rate and access to electricity over time
Nicaragua relationship between life expectancy at birth and access to electricity over time
Nicaragua relationship between renewable energy consumption and access to electricity over time
Nicaragua relationship between self-employed workers and access to electricity over time
Nicaragua relationship between vulnerable employment and access to electricity over time
Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Nicaragua
Distribution of sites in Nicaragua by inscription year
Geographical distribution of sites in Nicaragua by area
Distribution of transboundary sites in Nicaragua
Geographical distribution of wildfires in Nicaragua by mean width
Relationship between width mean and length mean in Nicaragua
Cities in Nicaragua
Sites in Nicaragua
Wildfires in Nicaragua
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Health
- Birth rate: 20.02 per 1,000 people
- Death rate: 4.66 per 1,000 people
- Health expenditure per capita: 198.08 current US$
- Health expenditure: 9.68 % of GDP
- Incidence of hiv: 0.08 per 1,000 uninfected population
- Hospital beds: 0.90 per 1,000 people
- Life expectancy at birth: 75
- Suicide mortality rate: 4.40 per 100,000 population
Distribution of diseases in Nicaragua by mortality rate
Distribution of diseases in Nicaragua by start date
Evolution of historical birth rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between fertility rate and birth rate over time
Nicaragua relationship between life expectancy at birth and birth rate over time
Nicaragua relationship between self-employed workers and birth rate over time
Nicaragua relationship between vulnerable employment and birth rate over time
Nicaragua relationship between median age and birth rate over time
Evolution of historical death rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between life expectancy at birth and death rate over time
Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical health expenditure in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical hospital beds in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical life expectancy in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between self-employed workers and life expectancy at birth over time
Nicaragua relationship between vulnerable employment and life expectancy at birth over time
Evolution of historical suicide rate in Nicaragua
Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical covid cases in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical covid deaths in Nicaragua
Relationship between deaths and cases over time in Nicaragua
Diseases in Nicaragua
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Business
- Expense: 16.67 % of GDP
- Gdp: 17,829,215,283.80 current US$
- Inflation: 8.39 annual %
- Self-employed workers: 42.93 % of total employment
- Tax revenue: 19.84 % of GDP
- Unemployment: 4.79 % of total labor force
- Vulnerable employment: 37.43 % of total employment
Distribution of companies from Nicaragua by foundation year
Evolution of historical central government debt in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical expense in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and GDP over time
Evolution of historical median inflation in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical self employed in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between vulnerable employment and self-employed workers over time
Evolution of historical tax revenue in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical unemployment rate in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Nicaragua
Distribution of shops in Nicaragua by country
Companies in Nicaragua
Exchanges in Nicaragua
Shops from Nicaragua
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Politics
- Armed forces personnel: 12,000 people
- Democracy score: 3.63
- Democracy type: Authoritarian
- Military expenditure: 0.53 % of GDP
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 51.65 %
Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Nicaragua
Nicaragua relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel over time
Nicaragua relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and armed forces personnel over time
Nicaragua relationship between population and armed forces personnel over time
Nicaragua relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel over time
Nicaragua relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and armed forces personnel over time
Nicaragua relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel over time
Nicaragua relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel over time
Evolution of historical military expenditure in Nicaragua
Evolution of historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nicaragua
Distribution of politicians from Nicaragua by birth date
Distribution of politicians from Nicaragua by gender
Political parties in Nicaragua
Politicians from Nicaragua
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Sports
Distribution of athletes from Nicaragua by birth year
Distribution of athletes by gender in Nicaragua
Distribution of competitions by city in Nicaragua
Distribution of competitions by country in Nicaragua
Distribution of competitions in Nicaragua by start date
Distribution of medals won by Nicaragua at the Olympics
Athletes from Nicaragua
Competitions in Nicaragua
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Culture
Distribution of artists from Nicaragua by birth date
Distribution of artists from Nicaragua by gender
Geographical distribution of museums in Nicaragua by visitors
Artists from Nicaragua
Museums in Nicaragua
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Research
Geographical distribution of universities in Nicaragua by total students
Distribution of universities in Nicaragua by foundation year
Universities in Nicaragua
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In literature
There are 190 books written about Nicaragua in the database
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