Nicaragua

Official Name: The Republic of Nicaragua
Sovereign Status: Sovereign Country
Government Type: Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language): Republica de Nicaragua
ISO Country Codes: NI : NIC
Internet Domain: .ni
Government Web Site: https://www.asamblea.gob.ni/
Capital: Managua Main Airports: Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
Language(s): Spanish Population: 6,243,931
Currency: Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro ISO Currency Code: NIO
Telephone Dial In: +505 ID Prefix: 00



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Nicaragua

Government Website: https://www.asamblea.gob.ni/
Sovereign Ratings: https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/nicaragua
Central Bank: Banco Central de Nicaragua
Currency USD Exchange Rate: 30.11 cordobas (NIO) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate: 6.4% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line: 29.6% (2015 est.)
Inflation Rate: 5.3% (2019 est.)
Prime Lending Rate: 12.50% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP: $12.57 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $5,407 (2019 est.)
Currency Name: Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro
Currency Code: NIO
World Bank Classification: Lower Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture: 14.2% coffee, bananas, sugarcane, rice, corn, tobacco, cotton, sesame, soya, beans, beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products, shrimp, lobsters, peanuts
Industry: 19.3% food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, knit and woven apparel, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood, electric wire harness manufacturing, mining
Services: 66.7%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook




Financial Exchanges:
Stock & Securities Exchange: Bolsa de Valores de Nicaragua ;


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The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Business Language(s): Spanish
Customs & Excise: El Tribunal Aduanero y Tributario Administrativo
Development Bank(s): Inter-American Development Bank;
Competitive Ind’l Performance: 109/141 (2019) Corruption Perceptions Index: 159/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 142/190 (2019) Enabling Trade Index: 76/136 (2016)
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Investment & Export Promotion Agency: PRONicaragua ;



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Barra de Abogados de Nicaragua

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