Population
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Nicaragua's population is fast approaching six million, about a full third of whom live in Managua. Nicaragua is both the least populous Central American nation and the fastest growing, at just over 3% annually.
While Nicaraguans can trace their ancestry back to many sources, most of the population is a blend of Spanish, Native American and sometimes other European ethnicities.
Indigenous blood runs most strongly in the northeast, where the Spanish had less influence, and on the mid-Atlantic coast, where English and African influences were dominant.
The indigenous populations include Mestizos, Creoles, Miskitos, the Kukra, the Garifuna, the Mayangna and the Rama.
While Nicaraguans can trace their ancestry back to many sources, most of the population is a blend of Spanish, Native American and sometimes other European ethnicities.
Indigenous blood runs most strongly in the northeast, where the Spanish had less influence, and on the mid-Atlantic coast, where English and African influences were dominant.
The indigenous populations include Mestizos, Creoles, Miskitos, the Kukra, the Garifuna, the Mayangna and the Rama.