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NICARAGUA.

Nicaragua, officially called the Republic of Nicaragua, is a country located in


Central America. Its capital is the city of Managua, although it was previously León.
It is composed of fifteen departments and two autonomous regions: North
Caribbean Coast and South Caribbean Coast. It is located in the northern
hemisphere, between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer, approximately
between 11° and 15° North latitude and with respect to the Greenwich meridian,
between 83° and 88° West longitude.

surface
The territory of Nicaragua has an approximate area of 130 370 km², thus
constituting the largest country in Central America.

Population
Nicaragua has a population of 6,595,674 inhabitants (2020). It is bordered on the
north by Honduras, on the south by Costa Rica, on the west by the Pacific Ocean
and on the east by the Caribbean Sea.

maritime limits
As for maritime boundaries, in the Pacific Ocean it borders El Salvador, Honduras and
Costa Rica; while in the Caribbean Sea it borders Honduras, Colombia and Costa Rica.

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