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Central America and the Caribbean > Nicaragua > Geography

NICARAGUAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than the state of New York
Area > Land 120,254 sq km Time series [98th of 238]
Area > Total 129,494 sq km Time series [102nd of 250]
Capital city with population Managua - 974,000
Climate
tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
Forested Land 27% [103rd of 193]
Geographic coordinates 13 00 N, 85 00 W Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km
Land use > Arable land 14.81% Time series [80th of 258]
Largest city Managua
Largest city population 1,124,000 [79th of 174]
Largest city with population Managua - 974,000
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
Population density 39.23 people per sqkm [155th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 42.42 people/m² Time series [139th of 204]
Precipitation 1,147 mm [28th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 130,000 km² Time series [96th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain 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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