Location: Central America
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Managua
Main Cities: León, Chinandega
Population: 4,275,000
Area: 130,000 km2
Currency: 1 córdoba oro = 100 centavos
Languages: Spanish
Religions: Roman Catholic
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Nicaragua: a republic in Central America, on the Caribbean and the Pacific: colonized by the Spanish from the 1520s; gained independence in 1821 and was annexed by Mexico, becoming a republic in 1838. Official language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: córdoba. Capital: Managua. Pop.: 5 596 000 (2004 est.). Area: 131 812 sq. km (50 893 sq. miles)