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Nicaragua
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is a country in Central America, comprising 130,370 square kilometers (50,340 sq mi). With a population of 7,097,329 as of 2026, it is the third-most populous country in Central America after Guatemala and Honduras, and the largest by area in all of Central America.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Alert
Sanctions targeting the country: United States (2 regimes, 80 listings), United Kingdom (1 regime, 14 listings), European Union (1 regime, 24 listings). UN, OFAC, FCDO, EU · 2026.10.07
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 14/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Crise
7.1 /10 risk
- Security 5.5
- Legitimacy 1.7
- Economy 6.3
- Diplomacy 2.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 85 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 17 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 18 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Managua
- Population
- 6,803,886 inh.
- Area
- 130,373 km²
- Currency
- NIO
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Daniel Ortega
Parliament
Asamblea Nacional de Nicaragua
92 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
22 G$
GDP / capita
3,173 $
Growth
4.9 %
Inflation
2.1 %
Unemployment
5.0 %
Defense / GDP
0.5 %
Life expectancy
75.1 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.15/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
14/100
Corruption (CPI)
14/100
Press freedom (RSF)
25/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#128
Annual budget
0.1 Md$
Defense effort
0.6 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
7 Md$
Imports
11 Md$
Balance
-4 Md$
Top exports
- 24% Vêtements
- 18% Or
Top imports
- 11% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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États-Unis
58%
Import partners
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États-Unis
24%
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Chine
15%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
24%
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GBR
26%
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FRA
31%
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DEU
31%
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RUS
78%
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CHN
80%
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IRN
71%
Abstention: 13%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
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2026-11
Présidentielle
Last election
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2021-11-07
Présidentielle
Daniel Ortega (5e mandat, opposants en prison ou exilés)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.706/1
Refugees originating
35,341
National anthem
Salve a ti
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,614 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,787, or ×1.2.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)