Country Snapshot of Nicaragua!
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Never rich in the first place, Nicaragua is striving to overcome the after effects of dictatorship, civil war and natural calamities, which have made it one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. Nicaragua has traditionally relied on agricultural exports to sustain its economy. But these benefited mainly a few elite families of Spanish descent, primarily the Somoza family, which ruled the country with US backing between 1937 and the Sandinista revolution in 1979.
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Nicaragua Fast Facts:
Official Name: Republic of Nicaragua
Capital: Managua
Area: 120,254 sq km (46,430 sq miles)
Population: 5.7 million (UN, 2009)
Life Expectancy: 70 years (men), 76 years (women) (UN)
Official Language: Spanish
Major Religion: Christianity
Currency: Nicaraguan Cordoba
Time-zone: UTC -6
Calling Code: +505
Electricity: 120V/60HZ
Nicaragua Emergency Numbers
Police: 118
Fire: 265 0162
Ambulance: 265 1761
Foreign Embassies in Nicaragua
UNITED STATES EMBASSY - NICARAGUA
Address: Km 4 1/2 Carretera Sur, Managua
Phone: +505-2-252-7100
Fax: +505-2-252-7304
Website: http://nicaragua.usembassy.gov/
UNITED KINGDOM EMBASSY - NICARAGUA
Address: Avenida Bolivar # 1947, del hospital Militar 1 cuadra al Lago, Managua
Phone: +505-2-254-5454
Fax: +505-2-254-5295
CANADIAN EMBASSY - NICARAGUA
Address: De Los Pipitos, 2 Blocks West, El Nogal Street No. 25, Bolonia, Managua
Phone: +505-2-68-0433
Fax: +505-2-68-0437
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