_#_Organized labor: 35% of labor force
_*Government #_Long-form name: Republic of Nicaragua
_#_Type: republic
_#_Capital: Managua
_#_Administrative divisions: 9 administrative regions encompassing 16 departments (departamentos, singular—departamento); Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas, Zelaya; note—Zelaya may have been replaced by 2 autonomous regions (regiones autonomistas, singular—region autonomista) named North Atlantic Coast and South Atlantic Coast
_#_Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
_#_Constitution: January 1987
_#_Legal system: civil law system; Supreme Court may review administrative acts
_#_National holiday: Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
_#_Executive branch: president, vice president, Cabinet