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| Official
name: |
Republic
of Nicaragua |
| Date
of formation: |
1838 |
| Capital: |
Managua |
| Population: |
5.3
million |
| Density: |
40.9
people per sq km |
| Total
area: |
129,494
sq km |
| Languages: |
Spanish*,
English, Creole, Miskito |
| Government: |
Presidential
democracy |
| Life
expectancy: |
69.4
years |
| Infant
mortality: |
32 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Rural
population:
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43.1%
of total |
| Urban
population: |
56.9%
of total |
| Under
age 15: |
41.9%
of total |
| Over
age 65: |
3.1%
of total |
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