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Nicaragua

Nicaragua is a country in the Americas that is home to 6,560,000 people. It is also home to 9 living indigenous languages. In addition, 2 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, Spanish, is the official language of the country.

  • Geography

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  • Demographics

    6,560,000

    people

    9

    living languages

    83%
    literate
  • Language Vitality Count

    1. 1
    2. 2
    3. 6
    4. 0

Nicaragua has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.