Capital: Managua 2,223,375 (2012)
Population: 6,071,045 (2012)
Area: 130,375 km2
History: Independence from Spain.
Declared: 15. September 1821.
Recognized: 25. July 1850.
From the First Mexican Empire: 1. July 1823.
From the Federal Republic of Central America: 31. May 1838
Revolution: 19. July 1979.
Current constitution: 9. January 1987.
