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Nicaragua - Coggle Diagram
Nicaragua
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Background
The Pacific coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century.
Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838.
Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the first half of the 19th century, but gradually ceded control of the region in subsequent decades.
Government
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Time difference
UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Geografic Location
Nicaragua, set between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, is a Central American nation known for its dramatic terrain of lakes, volcanoes and beaches.
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Fun Facts
Similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words Republica de el Salvador En la America Central centered in the white band
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Also is similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band
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People and Society
Population
6,243,931 (July 2021 est.)
Ethic Groups
Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and White) 69%, White 17%, Black 9%, Amerindian 5%
Languages
Spanish (official) 95.3%, Miskito 2.2%, Mestizo of the Caribbean coast 2%, other 0.5%; note - English and indigenous languages found on the Caribbean coast (2005 est.)
Religion
Roman Catholic 50%, Evangelical 33.2%, other 2.9%, none 0.7%, unspecified 13.2% (2017 est.)
Age Structure
15-24 years: 19.51% (male 609,962/female 600,567)
25-54 years: 42.41% (male 1,254,683/female 1,376,052)
55-64 years:42.41% (male 1,254,683/female 1,376,052)
65 years and over: 5.82% (male 159,140/female 201,965) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 25.63% (male 811,731/female 777,984)
Waterways
2,220 km (navigable waterways as well as the use of the large Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua; rivers serve only the sparsely populated eastern part of the country) (2011)
