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Nicaragua
• Spanish Project
• 25 septiembre 2006
• Samuel Bradshaw
• Wesley Geddie
Nicaragua Spanish Project 25 septiembre 2006 Samuel Bradshaw Wesley Geddie
Nicaragua
Spanish Project25 septiembre 2006
Samuel BradshawWesley Geddie
Capital: ManaguaLargest City: ManaguaFlag:
Miscellaneous Facts
GeographyGeography
Between Honduras and Costa Rica (Central America)
Bordered by Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea
About 50,000 square miles
Between Honduras and Costa Rica (Central America)
Bordered by Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea
About 50,000 square miles
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Population: 5, 570,200 Main language: Spanish Main religion: Roman
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Population: 5, 570,200 Main language: Spanish Main religion: Roman
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Hot and humid 82ºF on average 75% humidity
Two main seasons Rainy: May to mid-November Dry: November to April
Hot and humid 82ºF on average 75% humidity
Two main seasons Rainy: May to mid-November Dry: November to April
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Government
Nicaragua has been a Democratic Republic since 1990. The first president was Violeta Chamorro, and the current president is Enrique Bolaños Geyer.
Declared independence from Spain in 1821 and was officially considered independent in 1850.
Anyone 16 or older can vote.
Current Events
Holding elections in November
The left-wing Sandinista National Liberation Front political party (FSLN) has contracted alliances with several political forces it has been fighting for decades. Some feel that this move could turn out to be a bad move.
EconomyEconomy
Very active and changing, rapidly gaining economic importance.
Main exports: coffee, seafood, beef, sugar, industrial goods, gold, bananas, and sesame.
Currency: Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro (equivalent to a little more than 5 cents in American money)
Very active and changing, rapidly gaining economic importance.
Main exports: coffee, seafood, beef, sugar, industrial goods, gold, bananas, and sesame.
Currency: Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro (equivalent to a little more than 5 cents in American money)
Business hours
• Business conventions, from an American point of view, are less formal.
• Punctuality is not always observed.• The business lunch time is between
noon and 2:00.• Private businesses and government
offices generally close for the week before Easter Sunday, and between Christmas and New Year’s.
Sports
National Sport: BaseballWater sports are popular
due to the coastlines on the east and west of NicaraguaSport fishing has become
increasingly popular in recent years.
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