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| National motto: Pro Mundi Beneficio | |||||
| Official language | Spanish | ||||
| Capital | Managua | ||||
| President | Enrique Bolaños | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 115th 129,494 km² 2.9% | ||||
| Population
- Total - Density | Ranked 131st
5,128,517 38,80/km² | ||||
| Independence
- Declared | From Spain
November 3, 1821 | ||||
| Currency | Cordoba | ||||
| Time zone | UTC -5 | ||||
| National anthem | Salve a ti | ||||
| Internet TLD | .NI | ||||
| Calling Code | 505 | ||||
Much of the information in these article is originally from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2002 U.S. Department of State website.