https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x By: Sam Marsh en-us 2019-03-04 14:51:48 UTC 2025-12-24 01:27:16 UTC hello@padlet.com smarsh45 https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337486175 -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.]]> 2019-03-04 14:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337486175 smarsh45 https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337493404 12.8654° N, 85.2072° W]]> 2019-03-04 15:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337493404 smarsh45 https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337494999 The capital city of Nicaragua is Managua.]]> 2019-03-04 15:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337494999 smarsh45 https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337921880 -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.]]> 2019-03-05 14:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337921880 smarsh45 https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337925513 -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.]]> 2019-03-05 14:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337925513 smarsh45 https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337928735 -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.]]> 2019-03-05 14:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337928735 smarsh45 https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337939318 Nicaragua has a tropical climate with a raining season and a wet season.]]> 2019-03-05 15:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337939318 smarsh45 https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337940710 -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.]]> 2019-03-05 15:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/337940710 smarsh45 https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/338401649 Nicaragua's government is a presidential republic. They use the civil law system as their legal system.]]> 2019-03-06 14:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/338401649 smarsh45 https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/338404121 -The official language is Spanish.
-95.3% of people speak Spanish.
-2.2% of people speak Miskito.
-2.5% of people speak another language.]]> 2019-03-06 14:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/338404121 smarsh45 https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/338406130 -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.]]> 2019-03-06 14:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/smarsh45/lfl6g1mg5f2x/wish/338406130