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Nicaragua
Nicaragua is a country in Central America with its capital in Managua.
- Capital
- Managua
- Region
- Central America, Central & South America
- Population
- 6.8 million
- Languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- Nicaraguan córdoba (C$)
- Area
- 130,373 km²
- Borders
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇭🇳 Honduras
💡 Largest Central American country; Lake Nicaragua is the only freshwater shark habitat.
About the flag
Its emblem shows five volcanoes in a triangle under a rainbow and a red cap of liberty, so it is one of the few national flags that include purple.
How to spot it: Blue, white, blue horizontal bands with a triangle and rainbow in a circle of text; El Salvador’s emblem has a wreath, Honduras has stars.
Often confused with: 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇦🇷 Argentina