nicaragua

nicaragua

TRANSPORT FACT SHEET

  1. COUNTRY: Nicaragua
  2. CAPITAL:  Managua
  3. GDP GROWTH RATE: -2.0% Growth Rate
  4. MAJOR COMMERCIAL CITIES: Managua, León, Tipitapa
  5. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS: Augusto C. Sandino International Airport, Puerto Cabezas Airport, Bluefields Airport, Chinandega Airport , Corn Island Airport, San Carlos Airport, Costa Esmeralda Airport
  6. MAJOR SEAPORTS: Puerto San Juan del Sur, Port of Corinto, Port of Arlen Siu-El Rama, Port of Sandino
  7. RAIL AND ROADWAYS: As of 2012, there is no rail transport in Nicaragua. The road infrastructure is very well spread across the Pacific side, while the Atlantic side has less infrastructure. As of 2009, from a total of 19,137 km 2,033 km are paved and 17,104 km are unpaved.
  8. EXPORT GOODS: The top exports of Nicaragua are Knit T-shirts ($697M), Gold ($621M), Insulated Wire ($513M), Coffee ($472M), and Frozen Bovine Meat ($293M)
  9. EXPORT PARTNERS: exporting mostly to United States ($3.37B), El Salvador ($300M), Mexico ($296M), Honduras ($246M), and Costa Rica ($160M)
  10. IMPORT GOODS: The top imports of Nicaragua are Refined Petroleum ($506M), Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($387M), Crude Petroleum ($254M), Packaged Medicaments ($214M), and Insulated Wire ($208M)
  11. IMPORT PARTNERS: importing mostly from United States ($1.74B), Mexico ($771M), China ($689M), Guatemala ($552M), and Costa Rica ($453M)