| 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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