| Country Name | Nicaragua |
| Full Country Name | Republic of Nicaragua |
| Local - Long | Republica de Nicaragua |
| Local - Short | Nicaragua |
| Etymology- history of name | Nicarao was the name of the largest indigenous settlement at the time of Spanish arrival; conquistador Gil GONZALEZ Davila, who explored the area (1622-23), combined the name of the community with the Spanish word "agua" (water), referring to the two large lakes in the west of the country (Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua) |
| Government Type | presidential republic |
| Capital Name | Managua |
| Capital - geographic coordinate | 12 08 N, 86 15 W |
| Capital Time Difference | UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| Independence | 15 September 1821 (from Spain) |
| National Holiday | Independence Day, 15 September (1821) |
| Constitution | several previous; latest adopted 19 November 1986, effective 9 January 1987; amended several times, last in 2014 |
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