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Nicaragua:

En Dios Confiamos

La Yuma
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Education
Until 1979, had the one of the poorest education systems in
Latin America
1980- Sandinista Law

Grade School (Public vs. Private)


Secondary Education

Staggering Statistics
2013 -- 6,096 sexual assault victims examined

82% were children


o 3,065 aged 0-13
o 1,897 aged 14-17
Illegal Abortion - mortality rate rise

Highest teenage pregnancy rate in Latin America

Poverty and Crime


2nd poorest country in Latin America after Haiti
Low crime rates
o theft
o gang related
o safest behind Costa Rica
o breaches 89% of narco related crimes

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