total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 11 years (2003)
Education expenditures:
3.1% of GDP (2003)
Government
Nicaragua
Country name:
conventional long form: Republic of Nicaragua conventional short form: Nicaragua local long form: Republica de Nicaragua local short form: Nicaragua
Government type:
republic
Capital:
name: Managua geographic coordinates: 12 09 N, 86 17 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)