Capital: Managua
Population (million): 5.981
Total Area: 129,494km²
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 23.15 Cordoba (NIO)(2012)
National Holiday: 15 September
Language(s): Spanish

Type of State:
Democratic republic

Type of Government:
Unicameral presidential democracy: National Assembly consists of 92 members (90 elected by proportional representation, one seat for outgoing president, and one seat for the runner-up in the most recent presidential election); presidential and legislative elections held every five years.

Head of State:
President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra

Head of Government:
President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra

Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Samuel SANTOS Lopez
Finance: Ivan ACOSTA
Development, Industry & Commerce: Orlando SOLORZANO

Main Political Parties:
FSLN � Sandinista National Liberation Front: 38 PLC � Constitutionalist Liberal Party: 25 BDN�Nicaraguan Democratic Bloc 15 ALN � Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance: 6 MRS � Sandinista Renovation Movement: 3 APRE � Alliance for the Republic: 1 Independent 4

Elections:
2016

Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.

Canadian exports to country: $45,729,549
Canadian imports from country: $399,607,966
FDI in Canada: (2011) $ million
CDI in Nicaragua: (2011) $ million

Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Francisco Obadiah CAMPBELL Hooker

Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Wendy Drukier