NICARAGUA NICARAGUA REGION CENTRAL AMERICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE SEPTEMBER 15 1821 FROM SPAIN DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION JANUARY 9 1987 POPULATION 4717132 1999 EST AREA 50838 SQ MI CAPITAL MANAGUA FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES GOLD SILVER COPPER TUNGSTEN LEAD ZINC TIMBER FISH MAIN INDUSTRIES FOOD PROCESSING CHEMICALS METAL PRODUCTS TEXTILES CLOTHING PETROLEUM PROCESSING BEVERAGES SHOES AGRICULTURE COFFEE BANANAS SUGARCANE COTTON RICE CORN CASSAVA EDIBLE ROOT CITRUS FRUITS BEANS CATTLE PIGS POULTRY DAIRY PRODUCTS CURRENCY GOLD CORDOBA GDP 11.6 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 2500 1998 EST LANGUAGES SPANISH OFFICIAL ENGLISH AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY ROMAN CATHOLICISM PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS LITERACY RATE 66 LIFE EXPECTANCY 65 YEARS MALE 70 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 35 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 6 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
