NPH Nicaragua - Caring for orphans and abandoned children

Geography
Area: total	129,494 sq km
land	120,254 sq km
water	9,240 sq km
Land use: arable land	14.81%
permanent crops	1.82%
other	83.37% (2005)
Population
Population	5,570,129 (2006 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years	36.4%
15-64 years	60.5%
65 years and over	3.1% (2006 est.)
Population growth rate	1.89% (2006 est.)
Birth rate/1,000 population	24.51 (2006 est.)
Death rate/1,000 population	4.45 (2006 est.)
Net migration rate /1,000 population	-1.17 (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate/1,000 live births	28.11 (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:	70.63 years
male	68.55 years
female	72.81 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.75 child born/woman
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	0.2% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	less than 500 (2003 est.)
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write:	67.50% (2003 est.)
male	67.20%
female	67.80% (2003 est.)
Economy
GDP - real growth rate	4.7% (2005 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity	$2,900 (2005 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture	16.5%
industry	27.5%
services	56% (2005 est.)
Population below poverty line	50% (2001 est.)
Inflation rate - consumer prices	9.6% (2005 est.)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture	30.5%
industry	17.30%
services	52.2% (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate:	5.6% plus underemployment of 46.5% (2005 est.)
Exports	$1.55 billion (2005 est.)
Imports	$2.865 billion (2005 est.)
Debt - external	$3.188 billion (2005 est.)
Economic aid - recipient	$419.5 million (2005)

Demographics ofNicaragua