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NICARAGUA
BY: LINDSAY BRACKIN
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3.
NICARAGUA
Population of 6.15 million (2016)
Area of 50,338 sq mi
Capital is Managua
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jasonwoodhead23
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MANAGUA
Has been the capital since 1852
Area of 103.15 sq mi
Population of 1,042,641 people
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javier.losa
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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
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Ivana Cajina
6.
NICARAGUA’S DEPARTMENTS
Made up of 15 departments
The Largest five:
1) Jinotega
2) Río San Juan
3) Matagalpa
4) Chontales
5) León
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NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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COUNTRIES SURROUNDING NICARAGUA
Bordered by Costa Rica + Honduras
Maritime borders with Columbia + El Salvador
San Juan River separates Costa Rica and Nicaragua
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Veri Ivanova
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CLIMATE
Has a Tropical Climate
Has a rainy and dry season
81 degrees on March 10th, 2018
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Tim Foster
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FAMOUS EXPLORERS
Discovered by Christopher Columbus
Founded by Francisco Hernandez de Córdoba
Currency named after him Córdoba.
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Darin Barry
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CURRENCY
Nicaraguan Córdoba
1 US dollar = 31.15 Córdoba.
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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
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Samuel Zeller
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DOMESTIC ISSUES
Poverty
Unemployment
Human trafficking
Drug trafficking
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Hanna Morris
14.
LANGUAGES
Spanish- 95.3%
Miskito- 2.2%
Other- 2.5%
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Hermes Rivera
15.
RELIGION
Roman Catholic Church-73%
Evangelical Church-15%
Other-2%
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bradleysiefert
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ETHNIC GROUPS
69%- Mestizo
17%- White
9%- Black
5%- Indigenous
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Ray in Manila
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EDUCATION
30% of population make it to the sixth grade.
82.8% of the population can read + write
Very few universities
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18.
EXPORTS + IMPORTS
Exports- Coffee, Beef, and shrimp.
Imports- consumer goods, machinery, and raw materials.
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JOBS
Top five jobs are:
1) Agriculture
2) Textiles
3) Fishing
4) Forestry
5) Tourism
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MAJOR HOLIDAYS
Sandinista Revolution
Independence Day
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
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SANDINISTA REVOLUTION
July 19th
Commemorates the fall of the Somoza family dictatorship.
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Rubem Jr
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
September 15th
Celebrate the whole month by partying + hanging flags everywhere.
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welshkaren
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FEAST OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
December 8th
Celebrates the Virgin Mary (Patron saint of Nicaragua)
Celebrate by attending extra church services and hosting huge feasts.
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Lawrence OP
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FOOD + DIET
Most Nicaraguans eat:
-Gallo Pinto (chicken)
-Elotes (corn on the cob)
-Nacatamal (steamed corncakes)
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Paco CT
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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.”
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Jonohey
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