GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $7.08 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $18.77 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $3,200 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Managua
Population (Estimated July 2012): 5,727,707
Area: 130,373km2 or 50,337mi2
Currency: Córdoba (C$)
Official Language: Spanish
Political Information: Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 58.5% of the population are Roman Catholic, 23.2% are Protestant, 15.7% have no religion, 0.9% are Jehovah’s witnesses and 1.7% follow other faiths)
Highest Mountain: Mogotón at 2,107m or 6,913ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): -6:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - region autonoma); Atlantico Norte*, Atlantico Sur*, Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas
Leaders: President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Jaime Morales Carazo.
Additional: Gained independence from Spain on the 15th of September 1821.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.