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 Nicaragua 
 Main prefix
 YN 
 Callsigns series
 H6A-H7Z, HTA-HTZ, YNA-YNZ 
 Time zone
 -6 h 
 Continent
 North America 
 ITU zone
 11 
 CQ zone
 7 
 
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 Flag description 
Three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on the top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band.
 
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 Nicaragua 
 Capital: 
Managua
 Administrative
 divisions: 
15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - region autonomista): Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas, Región Autónoma del Caribe Norte*, and Región Autónoma del Caribe Sur*.
 Population: 
5,023,818 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Spanish (official)
English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
13° 00' N, 85° 00' W
 Area total: 
129,494 sq. km
 Land area: 
120,254 sq. km
 Water area: 
9,240 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
1,231 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km
 Coastline: 
910 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Pacific Ocean 0 m - Mogoton 2,438 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.ni
 Currency: 
gold cordoba (NIO)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Republic of Nicaragua
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Nicaragua
 Name - local
 long form: 
Republica de Nicaragua
 Name - local
 short form: 
Nicaragua
 Independence: 
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
 Constitution: 
9 January 1987, with reforms in 1995 and 2000
 Government
 type: 
republic
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
 
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