Nicaragua

Official Name:	The Republic of Nicaragua
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republica de Nicaragua
ISO Country Codes:	NI : NIC
Internet Domain:	.ni
Government Web Site:	https://www.asamblea.gob.ni/

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Capital:	Managua	Main Airports:	Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
Language(s):	Spanish	Population:	6,301,880
Currency:	Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro	ISO Currency Code:	NIO
Telephone Dial In:	+505	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Association of Caribbean States; Central American Integration System; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organizacion de Estados Iberoamericanos; Organization of American States; Secretar a General Iberoamericana; Sistema Economico Latinoamericano; UN; UNESCO; Union Latina;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

Newspaper

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Bolsa de Noticias;

Confidencial;

El 19;

El Observador Economico;

Radio

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Nicaragua

Government Website:	https://www.asamblea.gob.ni/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/nicaragua
Central Bank:	Banco Central de Nicaragua
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	30.11 cordobas (NIO) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	6.4% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	24.9% (2016 est.)
Inflation Rate:	5.3% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	12.50% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$38.628 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$5,600 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro
Currency Code:	NIO
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	14.2%	coffee, bananas, sugarcane, rice, corn, tobacco, cotton, sesame, soya, beans, beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products, shrimp, lobsters, peanuts
Industry:	19.3%	food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, knit and woven apparel, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood, electric wire harness manufacturing, mining
Services:	66.7%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Consejo Monetario Centroamericano; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; Inter American Development Bank; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bolsa de Valores de Nicaragua ;

National Statistics Office:

Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Nicaragua

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Spanish
Customs & Excise:	El Tribunal Aduanero y Tributario Administrativo
Development Bank(s):	Inter-American Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 109/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 167/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 76/136 (2016)
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