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| Language | The official language of Nicaragua is Spanish, or Nicañol as Nicaraguan Spanish is sometimes referred to, and is spoken by 90% of the country's population. Nicaraguans on the Caribbean coast speak their indigenous languages and also English. |
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| Government | The Pacific coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838.
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| Currency | The Currency code is Gold Cordoba (NIO) and the exchange rate is 19.1337 gold cordobas per US dollar. |
| Religion | Religion is a significant part of the culture of Nicaragua and forms part of the constitution. Although Nicaragua has no official religion it is nominally Roman Catholic. Practicing Roman Catholics are no longer the majority and are declining while evangelical Protestant groups and Mormons are growing rapidly have been growing since the 1990s. The inhabitants of the North Caribbean Region of Nicaragua profess the religion Morava and Anglican and there are also many Catholics. |
| Geography | The country's physical geography divides it into three major zones: Pacific lowlands, the wetter, cooler central highlands, and the Caribbean lowlands. |
| Climate | The climate is tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands. Here, daytime temperatures average 30° C to 33° C, and night temperatures drop to 21° C to 24° C most of the year.Rainfall is seasonal--May through October is the rainy season, and December through April is the driest period. |