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Location
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Nicaragua is a country located in the center of the Central American. It is the biggest of the Central American countries with an area of 130,373.40 Km2, and 120,254.00 Km2 of firm land extension. It has borders with: Costa Rica 309 Km, and Honduras 922 Km.
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Regions
Nicaragua is divided in three great geographic areas or regions: the Region of the Pacific, the Region of the Atlanticand the Central Region.
The Region of the Pacific or the West: it is a flat region separated by a line of active volcanoes located in parallel form to the Pacific coastline, between the Gulf of Fonseca and the Cocibolca Lake (Lake of Nicaragua).
The Region of the Atlantic represents almost half of the territory of Nicaragua. This region in full is tundra of pines and tropical forests crossed by numerous rivers that flow into the Caribbean Sea.
The Central Region is located between the Region of the Pacific and the Region of the Atlantic coasts..
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Climate
The climate of Nicaragua is warm and almost always relatively humid. The variations in climate are dependent on the altitude of the region
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Economy
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Nicaraguan economy, used to be a mixed economy, and now is experiencing since the 1990s an ample structural adjustment that directs it towards a market economy. This is being achieved through the privatization of the state entities and the reduction of the public sector. |
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Cities and Attractions
Managua
The Capital City of Nicaragua extends through the Southern coast of the Lake of Managua and its population comes nearly to more than a quarter of the total population of Nicaragua. Managua has been devastated by natural disasters that include two earthquakes in the past century, and ever since the second earthquake, in the year 1972, the city has not had a downtown center. Nevertheless, those that return to Managua after some years will notice the drastic changes of the city. The improvements in the Nicaraguan economy have caused a boom in the area of construction. However, it is noticeable that the economy in progress has not yet benefited all, which is denoted by the poverty that is still seen in the city.
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