Nicaragua - Practical information

The country in numbers

Country's full name

Republic of Nicaragua

Area in Km²

129,494

Population

5,788,163 population

Capital

Managua

Religion

59% Catholic; 23% Protestant; 18% Other

Government

Unitary presidential constitutional republic

Language

Official language

Spanish

Languages spoken

None

Time

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time Greenwich)

-7

Currency

Currency

Còrdoba

Dangers and annoyances

Dangers and annoyances

High criminality risk

Border Issues

Airports customs

Drugs possession

Not allowed

Theft & Scams

High

Credit cards

Popular

Yes

Cards

American express, Mastercard, Visa

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Internet and telephony

Calling code

+505

Internet availability

Medium

Electricity

V

120

Hz

60