Noah k and collin h nicaragua

Nicaragua“The land of many mountains and volcano’s”

By: Noah K. and Collin H.

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“Fun Facts?” Religion- Roman Catholic

Founding Date- 1522

Official Language- Spanish

Life Expectancy- Male: 66 / Female: 71

Their flag colors are “Blue and White”

Currency- Cordoba's (C$) or Peso’s and in some places U.S. dollars and credit cards are excepted.

Shoreline- 1,040 kilometers (Km)

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“Government?”

The Republic Government is lead by Presidents.

President’s are elected for a single six year term.

In 1987, the Nicaraguan constitution organizes the government into three independent countries.

The “Judicial System” consists of several levels of a legal system based on a civil law.

The Legislative branch is a composure of a one-chamber National Assembly.

The National Assembly means that representatives are elected for six years.

“Agriculture?” Nicaragua is mainly an agriculture

type of country.

They have lots of land and are devoted to coffee.

Cotton is one of Nicaragua’s major export’s.

The cotton industry has decreased now because it caused soil to erosion and pollution from the pesticides within the cotton.

Bananas are grown in the northern and the western part of Nicaragua.






“Population?”

Current Population- 5,869,859 people

63% of the population are classified as “Urban Inhabitants”.

70% of people identify themselves as “Mestizos” which means people of Spanish and Indian descent.

Race- 9% Black, 17% White, and 5% Indian

Most Nicaraguan’s are poor

5,400,00 people speak Spanish in Nicaragua.






“History?” The Spanish arrived in Nicaragua in

1519

In 1524, the Spanish begun growing crops in the rich soils of “Lake Nicaragua’s” shore.

“Leon and Granda” fought to be the capital of Nicaragua, but no one won so they chose Managuaas as the capital.

Nicaragua became fully independent in 1838.

The American Army surprised attacked Nicaragua.

William Walker was Nicaragua’s first president.

In 1912, Nicaragua restored peace with the United States.






“Geography?”

o Nicaragua is 49,998 square miles

o Nicaragua’s highest elevation point is “Piko Mogoton” with the elevation of 6,913 feet.

o Nicaragua is slightly larger than New York.

o It has many mountains and volcano’s over its vast land.

o Nicaragua borders Honduras to it’s north, the Caribbean Sea to it’s east, Costa Rica to it’s south, and the Pacific Ocean on it’s west.

o Nicaragua has many volcanoes within it’s borders

o Nicaragua’s most active volcano is “Cerro Negro”.







“Weather?” The average temperature in

Nicaragua is 80 F all year

Nicaragua’s greatest annual precipitation is 297 inches and it’s lowest is 46 inches

Warm, moist trade winds sweep across Nicaragua’s lowlands and east mountains.

Nicaragua’s rainy season goes from May to October.

In Nicaragua’s rainy season, it rains in the afternoons usually or in the evening.

High temperatures or high humidity can make it uncomfortable in Nicaragua.

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“Foods?”

The typical meal in Nicaragua is eggs or meat, beans and rice, a salad, tortillas, and some fruit.

Some other food that people in Nicaragua have in their typical meal are Bajo-beef, plantains and cassava.

Also, vigoron-cassava, pork skins, and cole slaw.

For a beverage they have a drink called “Tiste” which is made from caco and maize.

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