Imports - partners:
US 20.1%, Venezuela 11.9%, Costa Rica 8.9%, Mexico 8.3%, Guatemala
7%, El Salvador 5.1%, Japan 4.5%, Ecuador 4.2% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$723 million (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$3.763 billion (2006 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$419.5 million (2005 est.)
Currency (code):
gold cordoba (NIO)
Currency code:
NIO
Exchange rates:
gold cordobas per US dollar - 17.5815 (2006), 16.733 (2005), 15.937
(2004), 15.105 (2003), 14.251 (2002)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Nicaragua
Telephones - main lines in use:
220,900 (2005)