🇳🇮 Nicaragua

Time zones in Nicaragua

• America/Managua
  UTC−6 (CST) · Central Time

Upcoming public holidays in Nicaragua

• Fri, May 1Día del Trabajador
• Sat, May 30Día de la madre nicaragüense
• Mon, Jun 1Día del niño
• Tue, Jun 23Día del padre nicaragüense
• Sun, Jul 19Triunfo de la Revolución Popular

See all 2026 Nicaragua holidays →

Other countries in Central America

• 🇧🇿 Belize
• 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
• 🇸🇻 El Salvador
• 🇬🇹 Guatemala
• 🇭🇳 Honduras
• 🇵🇦 Panama

At a glance

Capital

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Region

Americas

Subregion

Central America

Population

6,803,886

Area

130,373 km²

Currency

NIO C$

Calling code

+505

Driving side

right

Languages

spa

Internet TLD

.ni

About

Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising 130,370 square kilometres (50,340 sq mi). With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America after Guatemala and Honduras, and it is the largest by area in all of Central America.

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