© GeoNova Publishing, Inc. Central America | North America | World Country (long form) Republic of Nicaragua Capital Managua Total Area 49,997.91 sq mi 129,494.00 sq km (slightly smaller than the state of New York) Population 4,918,393 (July 2001 est.) Estimated Population in 2050 9,084,165 Languages Spanish (official) note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast Literacy 65.7% total, 64.6% male, 66.6% female (1995 est.) Religions Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant Life Expectancy 67.1 male, 71.11 female (2001 est.) Government Type republic Currency 1 gold cordoba (C$) = 100 centavos GDP (per capita) $2,700 (2000 est.) Industry food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, textiles, clothing, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood Agriculture coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, sesame, soya, beans; beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products Arable Land 9% Natural Resources gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish Also available from this page: Central America Costa Rica El Salvador Honduras North Pacific Ocean