Ethnic symbols
| Name: | Nicaragua (Republic of Nicaragua) |
| Local name (Spanish): | Nicaragua (República de Nicaragua) |
| Bordering countries: | Honduras, Costa Rica |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 129.5 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 5 129 ths. |
| Capital: | Managua |
| Official language: | Spanish |