Capital: Managua

Largest City: Managua (926,900)

Highest Elevation: Mogoton 2,438 m (7999 ft)

Population: 5,359,759

Lowest Elevation: Pacific Ocean 0 m (0 ft)

Geography: Extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific plain with volcanoes

Climate: tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands

Languages: Spanish (official)

Area: 49,984 sq. mile / 129,494 sq. kil (slightly smaller than the state of New York )

International Calling Code: 505

Tourism Website: http://www.intur.gob.ni/

Currency: Gold cordoba

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