Nicaragua

Nicaragua (pronounced /ˌnɪkəˈrɑːɡwə/ (deprecatit template) nik-ə-RAH-gwə) offeecially the Republic o Nicaragua (Spaingie: República de Nicaragua, pronoonced: [reˈpuβlika ðe nikaˈɾaɣwa] ( listen)), is a representative democratic republic. It is the lairgest kintra in Central Americae wi an aurie o 130,373 km2. The kintra is bordered bi Honduras tae the north an Costa Rica tae the sooth. The Pacific Ocean lies tae the wast o the kintra, the Caribbean Sea tae the east. The kintra's Caribbean coast is pairt o the Wastren Caribbean Zone. Fawin athin the tropics, Nicaragua sits atween 11 degrees an 14 degrees north o the Equator in the Northren Hemisphere. Nicaragua's abundance o biologically significant an unique ecoseestems contribute tae Mesoamericae's designation as a biodiversity hotspot. The caipital ceety o Nicaragua is Managua. Roughly ane quarter o the naition's population lives in the Nicaraguan caipital, makin it the third lairgest ceety an metropolitan aurie in Central Americae. References