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Nicaragua

Lindsay B Spanish

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

NICARAGUA

BY: LINDSAY BRACKIN
Photo by Ana12321

NICARAGUA

  • Population of 6.15 million (2016)
  • Area of 50,338 sq mi
  • Capital is Managua

MANAGUA

  • Has been the capital since 1852
  • Area of 103.15 sq mi
  • Population of 1,042,641 people
Photo by javier.losa

OTHER MAJOR CITIES

  • León + Masaya
  • León has a population of 144,538
  • Masaya has a population of 130,113
  • Both cities are popular tourist attractions
Photo by Ivana Cajina

NICARAGUA’S DEPARTMENTS

  • Made up of 15 departments
  • The Largest five:
  • 1) Jinotega
  • 2) Río San Juan
  • 3) Matagalpa
  • 4) Chontales
  • 5) León

COUNTRIES SURROUNDING NICARAGUA

  • Bordered by Costa Rica + Honduras
  • Maritime borders with Columbia + El Salvador
  • San Juan River separates Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Photo by Veri Ivanova

CLIMATE

  • Has a Tropical Climate
  • Has a rainy and dry season
  • 81 degrees on March 10th, 2018
Photo by Tim Foster

FAMOUS EXPLORERS

  • Discovered by Christopher Columbus
  • Founded by Francisco Hernandez de Córdoba
  • Currency named after him Córdoba.
Photo by Darin Barry

CURRENCY

  • Nicaraguan Córdoba
  • 1 US dollar = 31.15 Córdoba.
Photo by kenteegardin

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THE GOVERNMENT

  • Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic
  • Basic organization of the government is:
  • -Electoral Branch= President and Vice President
  • -Legislative Branch= National Assembly of 90 deputies
  • -Judicial Branch= Supreme Court
  • -Electoral Branch= Council of seven magistrates
Photo by Samuel Zeller

DOMESTIC ISSUES

  • Poverty
  • Unemployment
  • Human trafficking
  • Drug trafficking
Photo by Hanna Morris

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish- 95.3%
  • Miskito- 2.2%
  • Other- 2.5%
Photo by Hermes Rivera

RELIGION

  • Roman Catholic Church-73%
  • Evangelical Church-15%
  • Other-2%

ETHNIC GROUPS

  • 69%- Mestizo
  • 17%- White
  • 9%- Black
  • 5%- Indigenous
Photo by Ray in Manila

EDUCATION

  • 30% of population make it to the sixth grade.
  • 82.8% of the population can read + write
  • Very few universities

EXPORTS + IMPORTS

  • Exports- Coffee, Beef, and shrimp.
  • Imports- consumer goods, machinery, and raw materials.
Photo by TunnelBug

JOBS

  • Top five jobs are:
  • 1) Agriculture
  • 2) Textiles
  • 3) Fishing
  • 4) Forestry
  • 5) Tourism
Photo by Pulpolux !!!

MAJOR HOLIDAYS

  • Sandinista Revolution
  • Independence Day
  • Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Photo by ashabot

SANDINISTA REVOLUTION

  • July 19th
  • Commemorates the fall of the Somoza family dictatorship.
Photo by Rubem Jr

INDEPENDENCE DAY

  • September 15th
  • Celebrate the whole month by partying + hanging flags everywhere.
Photo by welshkaren

FEAST OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

  • December 8th
  • Celebrates the Virgin Mary (Patron saint of Nicaragua)
  • Celebrate by attending extra church services and hosting huge feasts.
Photo by Lawrence OP

FOOD + DIET

  • Most Nicaraguans eat:
  • -Gallo Pinto (chicken)
  • -Elotes (corn on the cob)
  • -Nacatamal (steamed corncakes)
Photo by Paco CT

FUN FACTS

  • 1) You can Volcano board on Cerro Negro.
  • 2) Baseball is very popular.
  • 3) The only freshwater sharks in the world are found in Lake Nicaragua.
  • 4) More than 1 million people visit Nicaragua every year.
  • 5) Nicaragua is home to the worlds only “duel volcano.”
Photo by Jonohey