Place details
Place nameNicaragua
Other namesRepública de Nicaragua, Republic of Nicaragua, République du Nicaragua, Nicarágua, NIC, NI, ISO558, NU00, Nicaraguan
Latitude13
Longitude-85
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Earliest inhabitants immigrated from S America over 2000 years ago; waves of others arrived beginning in 10th cen.; in 16th cen. Spanish conquered Amerindians easily after Christianization of leading tribe; civil strife has been intermittent since 1938; official language is Spanish, though English is also spoken.