Nicaragua: flag, capital & map
Get to know Nicaragua, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Managua
- Region
- North America
- Subregion
- Central America
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 7,007,502
- Area
- 130,373 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Spanish
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Nicaraguan Córdoba (NIO)
- Land neighbours
- Costa Rica, Honduras
Nicaragua is a country in Central America. Its capital is Managua.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Nicaragua
The flag of Nicaragua is composed of three equal horizontal bands of blue, white and blue, with the national coat of arms centered in the white band.
Where it is
Nicaragua is grouped in Central America, within Roam’s North America region. Its land-border list includes 2 countries in this atlas: Costa Rica, Honduras. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Nicaragua has a recorded area of 130,373 square kilometres. Among the 7 countries assigned to Central America in this dataset, it ranks 1 by area, from largest to smallest. Honduras is immediately below it, at 112,492 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 7,007,502 people for Nicaragua in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 54 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Spanish. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Nicaraguan Córdoba (NIO). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Nicaragua?
Reveal answer
Managua. Nicaragua is a country in Central America. Its capital is Managua.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Nicaragua?
Reveal answer
The flag of Nicaragua is composed of three equal horizontal bands of blue, white and blue, with the national coat of arms centered in the white band.
Which land neighbours of Nicaragua are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Costa Rica and Honduras. The source classifies Nicaragua as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Nicaragua?
Reveal answer
Spanish. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Nicaragua.
Which currency codes are listed for Nicaragua?
Reveal answer
Nicaraguan Córdoba (NIO). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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