Nicaragua

Who originally lived there?

• Foreigners

who settled there?

• The English
• The Spanish

In 1821 Nicaragua declared independence from Spain and joins the Mexican empire.

An earthquake in Managua kills 5,000 to 10,000 people.

In 2010 tensions rise between Nicaragua and Costa Rica over disputed river border.

What type of government does Nicaragua have?

• Constitutional Democracy

What is the economy like in Nicaragua?

• Its focused primarily on the agriculture industry
• It relies on international economic assistance to meet  
• international and external dept financing obligations 

what are some major GEOGRAPHICs in nicaragua

• 47 lagoons
• 61 mountains higher than 1,000 meters above sea level
• It also has 29 volcanoes and 29 of them are active 

What cultural traditions do people in nicarAGUA HAVE?

• music
• religious traditions

One of the challenges that Nicaragua faces is poverty. over 60% Nicaraguans are unemployed and much of the power remains in the hand of the new elite, who are not taking much action to improve the welfare of those who really need help.

Some positives about Nicaragua is that there are many nice people there, beaches and its stable and safe.

who are some important people in your country?

• Emiliano Chamorro (1871-1966) 
• Anastasio Somoza Garcia (1896-1956)
• Leonardo Arguello Baretto (1875-1947)

economy differences between nicaragua and the united states

• united states: socialist, command and market
• Nicaragua: Agriculture sector

Government differences

• United states: constitutional republic
• Nicaragua: constitutional democracy

culture differences

• United States: Native American, African, Asia, Latin America and polynesia 
• Nicaragua: Spanish, English

Differences between famous people in the united states and nicaragua

• United States: Louis Armstrong
• Nicaragua: Leonardo Arguello Baretto

THE TWO COUNTRIES REALLY HAD HARDLY AND SIMILARITIES

I would not want to immigrate from the United States to Nicaragua because more than half the population there are unemployed so me and my family would have a higher chance not getting jobs.