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-Nicaragua does not have an official religion.
-50% of people practice Roman Catholic.
-33.2% practice Evangelical.
-2.9% practice another.
-13.2% are unspecified.
-0.7% are none.

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-The official language is Spanish.
-95.3% of people speak Spanish.
-2.2% of people speak Miskito.
-2.5% of people speak another language.

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Nicaragua's government is a presidential republic. They use the civil law system as their legal system.

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-Nicaragua is a little bit larger than Pennsylvania.
-Has extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising up to central interior mountains.
-Has narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes.

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Nicaragua has a tropical climate with a raining season and a wet season.

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-A Spanish explorer named the country after a local Native chief named Nicarao.
-From 1937 to 1978, Nicaragua was ruled under a dictatorship by the Somoza family.
-In 1821 Nicaragua became independent, but is incorporated with the Mexican Empire.
-In 1838 Nicaragua became fully independent.

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-The literacy rate of Nicaragua is 82.8%.
-The life expectancy of citizens in Nicaragua is around 75 years of age.
-The population of Nicaragua is 6.128 million (2017).
-The unemployment rate is 8.5%.
-95.3% of the country speaks Spanish and it is the official language.

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-Staple foods include corn, beans, and rice.
-The food varies between the Pacific coast and the Caribbean coast.
-A very popular dish in Nicaragua is Gallo Pinto.

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The capital city of Nicaragua is Managua.

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12.8654° N, 85.2072° W

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-Lake Nicaragua is the largest lake in Central America.
-In Nicaragua, at night, you can see 86 out of the 88 night constellations.
-The only freshwater sharks known in the world are found in Lake Nicaragua.
-Nicaragua is considered the safest country to travel to in Central America.
-Over 50% of the population cites as Roman Catholic.
-There are 19 active volcanoes in Nicaragua.