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GeographyLocation: Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
Area: Land boundaries: total 1,231 km, Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km Coastline: 910 km
PeoplePopulation: 4,206,353 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.61% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 33.73 births/1,000 population Death rate: 6.45 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -1.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 50.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 4.17 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and Caucasian) 69%, white 17%, black 9%,Indian 5% Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant 5% Languages: Spanish (official)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1971)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Managua Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain) Constitution: 9 January 1987
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $6.4 billion National product real growth rate: 3.2% National product per capita: $1,570 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 19.5% Unemployment rate: 21.8%; underemployment 50%
Electricity:
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