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There was a lawsuit against Dole for their banana industry. A group of ex-workers sued the company for using a pesticide that rendered them sterile after exposure. The agricultural industry is a large part of Nicaraguan economics, and this case brought more attention to the workers and their conditions while working in this industry.

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Nicaragua is currently facing deforestation. One of their industries is lumber, and it is not strictly regulated so a lot is harvested without anything being planted to take its place.

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Nicaragua is a member of CAFTA-DR. It's improved their trade and by extent the overall economy. Other members are Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, and the US.

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Ranked 124th with a score of 0.645
Life expectancy at birth (years):75.2
Expected years of schooling (years):11.7
Gross national income (GNI) per capita (2011 PPP$):4,747
Inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI):0.479

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Nicaragua is in stage 3 (take-off). Industry is started to have a place in Nicaragua, though foreign investments are still required and there is not much diversity in what is manufactured. Many people are still involved with agriculture and the black market plays a big role in a lot of the informal economy and there is not a big presence in the tertiary and quaternary sectors.

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Drug market
Various sales in less developed regions

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Nicaragua is an LDC because most of the workforce is in primary/agriculture, the GDP is low, and most of the tertiary and above economic activities are from foreign companies locating in Nicaragua.

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$4,747/year (GDP per capita)

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23,897 km highway
147 airports
382 km railway

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Texnica in Managua because it's an economic center
Sae A Technotex is a French company with a location in
Managua because of the different market and resources
Dasoltex in Managua because of the people there

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Renner, Nausicaa. "People v. Dole." Boston Review. Boston Review, 12 Oct. 2016. Web. 26 Apr. 2017.

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Cigars and textiles

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Primary: sugar cane
Secondary: cheese making
Tertiary: petroleum distribution
Quaternary: National Autonomous University of Nicaragua