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Country (long form)	Republic of Nicaragua
Capital	Managua
Total Area	49,997.91 sq mi 129,494.00 sq km (slightly smaller than the state of New York)
Population	4,918,393 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	9,084,165
Languages	Spanish (official) note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast
Literacy	65.7% total, 64.6% male, 66.6% female (1995 est.)
Religions	Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant
Life Expectancy	67.1 male, 71.11 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	republic
Currency	1 gold cordoba (C$) = 100 centavos
GDP (per capita)	$2,700 (2000 est.)
Industry	food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, textiles, clothing, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood
Agriculture	coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, sesame, soya, beans; beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products
Arable Land	9%
Natural Resources	gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish