| NICARAGUAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than the state of New York |
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Capital city with population
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Managua - 974,000 |
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Forested Land
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27% |
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[103rd of 193]
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Largest city
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Managua |
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Largest city population
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1,124,000 |
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[79th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Managua - 974,000 |
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Map references Central America and the Caribbean |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nm
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[50th of 82]
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
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natural prolongation |
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[133rd of 190]
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Natural hazards destructive earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides; extremely susceptible to hurricanes |
Natural resources gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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15°01'N |
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Population density
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39.23 people per sqkm |
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[155th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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42.42 people/m²
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[139th of 204]
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Precipitation
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1,147 mm |
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[28th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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110.46 people/km² of arable lan |
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[151st of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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130,000 km²
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[96th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mogoton |
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Terrain extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes |