Nicaragua Statistics

Population	5.2 million
Population annual growth rate	1.9%
Urban population	59%
Major ethnic and linguistic groups	Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, White 17%, Black 9%, Amerindian 5%
Languages	Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8%
Religion	Roman Catholic 72.9%, Evangelical 15.1%, Moravian 1.5%, Episcopal 0.1%, other 1.9%, none 8.5%
Life expectancy (at birth)	72
Infant mortality (under one)	29 per 1,000 live births
Under five mortality	36 per 1,000 live births
Maternal mortality rate	87 per 100,000 live births
Adult HIV prevalence rate (ages 15-49)	0.2%
Percentage population with access to safe drinking water	79%
Adult literacy rate	77%
Gross Domestic Product (US$ billions)	5.4
Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (US$)	1000
Proportion of population living on below $1 a day	45%

Source: World Bank, CIA World Factbook and Unicef's State of the World's Children 2008