Where is Nicaragua?
Nicaragua is a country in Central America, bordered by Costa Rica and Honduras.
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Crazy but True
Nicaragua invented a sport where you ride a plank down an active volcano. Volcano boarding sends people sliding at speed down the black gravel slopes of Cerro Negro in protective suits. Lake Nicaragua also contains bull sharks, which swim up the river from the Caribbean.
Nicaragua facts
- Capital
- Managua
- Population
- 7,007,502 (2025)
- Area
- 130,373 km²
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Central America
- Currency
- Nicaraguan córdoba (NIO)
- Languages
- Spanish
- Coordinates
- 13°, -85°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- NI · NIC
How Nicaragua compares
- Nicaragua is the 97th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Greece and larger than North Korea.
- It is the 107th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 2 countries.
- Within North America, it is the 5th largest of 17 countries by area.