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Article: Nicaragua
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- The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Nicaragua , officially Republic of Nicaragua, republic (2005 est. pop. 5,465,000), 49,579 sq mi (128,410 sq km), Central America. Nicaragua is bordered on the north and northwest by Honduras, on the east by the Caribbean Sea, on the south by Costa Rica, and on the southwest by the Pacific Ocean. The capital and largest city is
Managua
.
Land and People
There are four main geographic areas. The northwestern highlands have peaks as high as 8,000 ft (2,440 m). On the Caribbean is the torrid
Mosquito Coast
, with the historic port of
Bluefields
. This region is home to the Miskito people, who were given limited autonomy by the government in 1987. A lowland belt running northwest to ...
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