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Nicaragua

Nicaragua. Spanish Project 25 septiembre 2006 Samuel Bradshaw Wesley Geddie. Nicaragua. Spanish Project 25 septiembre 2006 Samuel Bradshaw Wesley Geddie. Nicaragua. Spanish Project 25 septiembre 2006 Samuel Bradshaw Wesley Geddie. Miscellaneous Facts. Capital: Managua

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Nicaragua

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  1. Nicaragua • Spanish Project • 25 septiembre 2006 • Samuel Bradshaw • Wesley Geddie

  2. Nicaragua • Spanish Project • 25 septiembre 2006 • Samuel Bradshaw • Wesley Geddie

  3. Nicaragua Spanish Project 25 septiembre 2006 Samuel Bradshaw Wesley Geddie

  4. Miscellaneous Facts Capital: Managua Largest City: Managua Flag:

  5. Geography • Between Honduras and Costa Rica (Central America) • Bordered by Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea • About 50,000 square miles Use Mac osh

  6. The People • Population: 5, 570,200 • Main language: Spanish • Main religion: Roman Catholic

  7. Thunderstorm Giant Chalkboard Magnets, Inc. The Weather • Hot and humid • 82ºF on average • 75% humidity • Two main seasons • Rainy: May to mid-November • Dry: November to April I Spanish

  8. Government Nicaragua has been a Democratic Republic since 1990. The first president was Violeta Chamorro, and the current president is Enrique Bolaños Geyer. Declared independence from Spain in 1821 and was officially considered independent in 1850. Anyone 16 or older can vote.

  9. Current Events • Holding elections in November • The left-wing Sandinista National Liberation Front political party (FSLN) has contracted alliances with several political forces it has been fighting for decades. Some feel that this move could turn out to be a bad move.

  10. Economy • Very active and changing, rapidly gaining economic importance. • Main exports: coffee, seafood, beef, sugar, industrial goods, gold, bananas, and sesame. • Currency: Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro (equivalent to a little more than 5 cents in American money)

  11. Business hours • Business conventions, from an American point of view, are less formal. • Punctuality is not always observed. • The business lunch time is between noon and 2:00. • Private businesses and government offices generally close for the week before Easter Sunday, and between Christmas and New Year’s.

  12. Sports • National Sport: Baseball • Water sports are popular due to the coastlines on the east and west of Nicaragua • Sport fishing has become increasingly popular in recent years.

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