On Nicaragua

OVERVIEW

Official Name: Republic of Nicaragua
Capital: Managua
Type of Government: Republic
Head of State: President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra
Head of Government: President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra
Foreign Minister: Samuel SANTOS Lopez
Population: 5,785,846 (July 2008 estimate)
Land Area: 120,254 sq. km
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
Purchasing power parity (PPP): $15.84 billion (2007 estimate)
Per capita PPP: $2,600 (2007 estimate)
Government Website: http://www.presidencia.gob.ni/
Ambassador to the U.S.: Arturo CRUZ Sequeira, Jr.
Washington Embassy Address:
1627 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Deputy Chief of Mission (in Washington): Alcides MONTIEL
Washington Embassy Website: www.embassy.org/embassies/ni.html
U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua: Robert J. CALLAHAN
U.S. Embassy Website in Nicaragua: nicaragua.usembassy.gov

Source: CIA World Factbook.