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Name: The name “Nicaragua” was coined by Spanish colonists based on the name “Nicarao“, chief of the most populous indigenous tribe. The Spanish name incorporates the indigenous words NIC-ALT-NA-HUAC or NIC-ATL-NAHUAC which means “here at the lake” or NIC-ANAHUAC, “here the Anahuac”, or “the Anahuac from here”
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Motto: En Dios confiamos
Status: Independent (31 May 1838)
Area: 130,375 km2(50,338 m2)
GDP: $33.486 billion (2016 estimate)
Population: 6,167,237
Capital City: Managua
Official Language: Spanish
Currency: Córdoba (NIO)
