Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant 5%
Languages: Spanish (official)
note: English- and Indian-speaking minorities on Atlantic coast
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1971)
total population: 57%
male: 57%
female: 57%
Labor force: 1.086 million
by occupation: services 43%, agriculture 44%, industry 13% (1986)
@Nicaragua:Government
Names:
conventional long form: Republic of Nicaragua
conventional short form: Nicaragua
local long form: Republica de Nicaragua
local short form: Nicaragua
Digraph: NU
Type: republic
Capital: Managua
Administrative divisions: 16 departments (departamentos, singular -
departamento); Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada,
Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio
San Juan, Rivas, Zelaya