Nicaragua profile
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Managua's Oriental Market was set up by survivors of the 1972 earthquake
Full name: Republic of Nicaragua
Population: 5.9 million (UN, 2012)
Capital: Managua
Area: 120,254 sq km (46,430 sq miles)
Major languages: Spanish, English, indigenous languages
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 71 years (men), 77 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 gold cordoba = 100 centavos
Main exports: Coffee, meat, shellfish, sugar, tobacco, cattle, gold
GNI per capita: US $1,510 (World Bank, 2011)
Internet domain: .ni
International dialling code: +505