Nicaragua Transportion

Country Name: Republic of Nicaragua

Capital City: Managua

Population: 5,675,356 (July 2007 est.)

Population Growth: 1.855% (2007 est.)

Currency: gold cordoba (NIO)

Languages: Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%

Area:

Inflation Rate: 9.4% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 3.8% plus underemployment of 46.5% (2006)

Domain extension:

TRANSPORTATION DETAILS OF NICARAGUA

Railways - total:

Railways - standard gauge:

Railways - broad gauge:

6 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)

Highways - total:

Highways - paved:

Highways - unpaved:

Airports - total:

176 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:

Airports - with unpaved runways:

165

Heliports:

Waterways:

2,220 km (including lakes Managua and Nicaragua) (2007)

Pipelines - gas:

Pipelines - oil:

54 km (2006)

Pipelines - refined products:

Ports and Terminals:

Bluefields, Corinto, El Bluff