Nicaragua
Country in Central America
Nicaragua is a country in Central America, with its capital in Managua. About 7 million people live there (2025), making it the 107th most populous of the 195 countries. At 130,373 km², it is the 96th largest country by area. It borders Costa Rica and Honduras.
Nicaragua at a glance
- Capital
- Managua
- Population (2025)
- 7 million
- Area
- 130,373 km²
- Density
- 54 per km²
- Official language
- Spanish
- Currency
- Nicaraguan córdoba
- People
- Nicaraguan
- Calling code
- +505
- Internet domain
- .ni
- Coast
- Has a coastline
Where is Nicaragua?
How Nicaragua compares
Population rank
107th of 195
9th of 23 in North America
Size rank
96th of 195
4th of 23 in North America
Crowding
54 per km²
More crowded than 32% of countries
The flag of Nicaragua
Flags that look like it
How to tell them apart: All three are blue, white and blue. Honduras has five blue stars, Nicaragua's emblem is a triangle inside a ring of words, and El Salvador's triangle is wrapped in a laurel wreath.
Would you recognise Nicaragua?
How players do with Nicaragua
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Nicaragua so far, from 130 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
34% right
17th hardest of 176 · 110 answers
Its flag
60% right
27th hardest of 145 · 20 answers
- Players find Nicaragua on the map in 34% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Guatemala.
- Players recognise the flag of Nicaragua in 60% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.
Countries that border Nicaragua
Nicaragua borders 2 countries: Costa Rica and Honduras.
Costa RicaQuick quiz: Nicaragua
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Nicaragua?
That's the flag of Nicaragua, easy to confuse with Honduras and El Salvador.
2. What is the capital of Nicaragua?
Managua is the capital of Nicaragua.
3. Which of these borders Nicaragua?
Nicaragua borders Costa Rica and Honduras.
Questions about Nicaragua
Is Nicaragua a country?
Yes. Nicaragua is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Nicaragua?
The capital of Nicaragua is Managua.
Which countries border Nicaragua?
Nicaragua borders 2 countries: Costa Rica and Honduras.
How many countries border Nicaragua?
2. Nicaragua shares a land border with 2 countries.
How big is Nicaragua?
Nicaragua covers 130,373 km², about the same size as Greece (131,990 km²).
Is Nicaragua hard to find on a map?
Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Nicaragua in 34% of 110 tries, 17th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Guatemala.
Which flags look like the flag of Nicaragua?
Honduras and El Salvador. All three are blue, white and blue. Honduras has five blue stars, Nicaragua's emblem is a triangle inside a ring of words, and El Salvador's triangle is wrapped in a laurel wreath.
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