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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