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Republic of Nicaragua Flags

Flag Colors and Description

The flag of Nicaragua is made of three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band. The coat of arms consists of a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on the top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom.

People

Population: 5,570,129 (July 2006 estimate)

Population Growth Rate: 1.89% (2006 estimate)

Spoken Languages: Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census) note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast

Government

Government Type: republic

Capital: Managua

Economics

GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $16.83 billion (2006 estimate)

GDP per capita: $3,000 (2006 estimate)