Formal name in Spanish: Rep?blica de Nicaragua
Capital: Santo Domingo
Head of state: Daniel Ortega (FSLN)
Languages: Spanish English and Amerindian speaking minorities
Population: 5,891,199
Surface area: 130,373 km2
Currency: C?rdoba (NIO)
GDP (2008):6.36 billion
GDP per capital (2008): $1028 (source: international monetary fund)

Inflation: 9.8% (source: PNUD)
Exports of percentage of GDP: 23.40%
Value of exports (2008): US$1.474Billions
Largest companies: Nicacel, Telefonia Celular de Nicaragua SA,
Poverty (% living on <US $2/DAY): 79.9% of the population
Education (2005 university degree): almost 400,000 (7%) of Nicaraguans
Human development index (2009): 124

Contact: Ministry of Industry and Commerce
www.mific.gob.ni