NI
Nicaragua
Republic of Nicaragua
Nicaragua sits in Central America and uses NIO - Nicaraguan c贸rdoba (C$). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Managua
Population
6.7M
Area
130.4K km2
Population
6.7M
6,676,948 people
Area
130.4K km2
130,373 square kilometers
Density
51/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Managua
12.13, -86.25
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Nicaragua, officially listed here as Republic of Nicaragua, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Nicaragua, NI, NIC, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Nicaragua is grouped under Americas, more specifically Central America, with North America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 6,676,948 people and a land area of 130,373 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 51 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 13, -85, while the capital coordinate reference is 12.13, -86.25. Nicaragua shares listed land borders with CRI, HND, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Managua (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Managua, Le贸n, Masaya, Matagalpa and Chinandega. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Nicaragua, capital of Nicaragua, and major urban areas in Nicaragua. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary diarchic presidential socialist republic under an authoritarian dictatorship. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Nicaragua uses calling code +505, postal format ###-###-#, and time zone data listed as UTC-06:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Feb 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists NIO - Nicaraguan c贸rdoba (C$), while language records include Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as NIC. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 46.2 for 2014.
How to use this profile
This Nicaragua profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
NI / NIC
Top-level domains
.ni
Continents
North America
Border countries
CRI, HND
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
NIC
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Nicaragua is represented by the NI country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Managua
Managua
1,051,236
primary
#2
Le贸n
Le贸n
174,051
admin
#3
Masaya
Masaya
139,582
admin
#4
Matagalpa
Matagalpa
133,416
admin
#5
Chinandega
Chinandega
121,793
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary diarchic presidential socialist republic under an authoritarian dictatorship
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Feb 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+505
Postal format
###-###-#
Timezones
UTC-06:00
Languages
Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
46.2
2014