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Nicaragua, [c] officially the Republic of Nicaragua, [d] is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising 130,370 km 2 (50,340 sq mi). With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, [ 10 ] it is the third-most populous country in Central America after Guatemala and Honduras .
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Nicaragua is a unitary republic, divided for administrative purposes into fifteen departments (Spanish: departamentos) and two autonomous regions (Spanish: regiones autónomas). Departments [ edit ]
General elections were held in Nicaragua on 7 November 2021 to elect the President, the National Assembly and members of the Central American Parliament. [6]President Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front sought re-election, while five opposition candidates appeared on the ballot.
In 1986 Chamorro was serving as Nicaragua's ambassador to Costa Rica, on behalf of the FSLN government. [3] At the same time, her brother Pedro Joaquín was also in Costa Rica but working for the Contras, editing the anti-FSLN publication Nicaragua Hoy and serving as spokesman for the US-backed effort to overthrow the FSLN. [3]
Nicaragua is a country in Central America with constitutional democracy with executive, legislative, judicial, and electoral branches of government. The President of Nicaragua is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in the National Assembly.
El 19 digital is a Nicaraguan newspaper, with close political ties to the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional.The first printed edition circulated in the capital city of Managua on August 21, 2008, a couple of months before the 2008 municipal elections.
Since legalizing homosexuality in 2008, Nicaragua has been active on the international level in supporting LGBT rights. In 2011, Nicaragua signed the " joint statement on ending acts of violence and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity " at the United Nations , condemning violence and discrimination ...