Country profile
Nicaragua
Republic of Nicaragua · Central America
👥 Population
7,007,502
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Managua
🗺 Area
130,373 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$22.24B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.706
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
54 /km²
💱 Currency
NIO
Nicaraguan córdoba
🗣 Languages
Spanish
About Nicaragua
Nicaragua (officially Republic of Nicaragua) is a country in Central America, with Managua as its capital. It is home to roughly 7.01 million people, giving a population density of about 54 people per square kilometre. The country covers 130,373 km² of land and shares land borders with 2 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $22.24B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.706. The official currency is the Nicaraguan córdoba (NIO), and the main language is Spanish.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$60.23B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$8,709
GDP growth
4.9%
Inflation
2.1%
Unemployment
5.0%
👥 People
Life expectancy
75.1 yrs
Fertility rate
2.21
Pop. growth
1.3%
Urban population
59.4%
Infant mortality /1k
9.4
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
61.4%
Literacy rate
87.3%
Physicians /1k
0.68
Renewable energy
50.4%
Travel & practical
Capital
Managua
Currency
NIO
Dialing code
+505
Internet TLD
.ni
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Fun facts about Nicaragua
- Nicaragua is the 107th most populous country in the world, with about 7.01 million people.
- By land area it is the 96th-largest country in the world, covering 130,373 km².
- It has the world's 127th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($22.24B).
- Nicaragua shares land borders with 2 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.706.
- Nicaragua has a population density of about 54 people per square kilometre.
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