| Nicaragua is the largest country of
Central America, covering an area of 50,464 square miles (130,700 square km). The capital
is Managua. Nicaragua's maximum length from north to south is about 275 miles (440 km),
and its maximum width from east to west is about 280 miles (450km). It is bordered by
Honduras on the north, the Caribbean Sea on the east, Costa Rica on the south, and the
Pacific Ocean on the west. The population is estimated to be 4,900,000 yielding an overall
density of about 38 persons per sq km Nicaragua ... land of exotic and warm beaches where the Sun
shines all day long, crystal clear water, rugged and tropical rivers, colonial cities, a
reach history dated to more than 6,000 years old, friendly and vivid people, an
impressive fresh-water lake - the only lake in the world that contains sharks, and five
other salt-water aquatic vertebrates. Nicaragua is a place virtually unknown to most
people. It is either thought of as a small country, or its name elicits the comment
"Where is that?" |
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