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Nicaragua (1300 words) |
 | This flag was originally that of the United Provinces of Central America (independent 1821) from which Nicaragua succeeded in 1838. |
 | The present form of the flag was established by a Decree of 4 September 1908, and this stipulates that the national emblem shall appear in the centre of the flag but makes no mention of a civil or merchant flag without arms. |
 | Whitney Smith presents flag with coat of arms as national flag and civil flag, and plain BWB flag as alternate civil flag. |
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Nicaragua - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6083 words) |
 | Nicaragua's is an agrarian economy has historically been based on the export of cash crops such as bananas, coffee, sugar, beef and tobacco. |
 | Nicaragua's pre-Colombian population consisted of the Nahuatl-speaking Nicarao people of the west after whom the country is named, and six other ethnic groups including the Miskitos, Ramas and Sumos along the Caribbean coast. |
 | The Cuisine of Nicaragua is as diverse as its inhabitants. |