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| NICARAGUAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than the state of New York |
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Area > Land
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120,254 sq km |
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[98th of 238]
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Area > Total
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129,494 sq km |
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[102nd of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Managua - 974,000 |
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Climate
tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands |
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Forested Land
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27% |
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[103rd of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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13 00 N, 85 00 W |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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14.81% |
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[80th of 258]
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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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Location
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras |
Map references
Central America and the Caribbean |
Natural resources
gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish |
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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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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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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Nicaragua, Republic of Nicaragua, Republica de Nicaragua
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