In this paragraph, I am going to talk about basic information of my country Nicaragua. Nicaragua was formally known as the Republic of Nicaragua. The capital of Nicaragua is Managua. Nicaragua declared its date of independence on September 15, 1821. Nicaragua’s national holiday is Independence Day. Throughout the rest of the paper I am going to be talking about the geography, society, government and politics, and the economy.
Now that we have some basic information on Nicaragua, we are not going to talk about the geography. The geography of Nicaragua includes the size, topography, and the climate. The first part geography is size. Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America. Nicaragua rests on 129,494 square kilometers.
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However, the land area is 120,254 square kilometers. The next part of Nicaragua’s geography is the topography. The topography has two major geographic regions including the Pacific lowlands and Caribbean lowlands. The Pacific lowlands are covered with flat terrain broken by a line of active volcanoes. The Caribbean lowlands region covers about half of national territory. This region contains tropical rain forest and pine savannas with numerous rivers. The last part of Nicaragua’s geography is the climate.
The climate is relatively warm and humid with regional variation. The temperature mainly changes with the elevation on the land. The East part of the land his high average annual rainfall, whereas the west is much drier. The rainfall is seasonal occurring from May through October. The Caribbean is subject to destructive hurricanes and tropical storms from July through October.
The next important topic that needs to be covered is the society of Nicaragua, including population, ethnic groups, languages, education, and health and welfare. The first topic going to be covered is the population. In 1993, the population was estimated at 4.08 million. There are about 32 people per square kilometer. Most of the population is located in the Pacific lowlands, whereas the Caribbean lowlands sparsely settled. The population is about 55% urban.
The next part of Nicaragua’s society is the ethnic groups. About 76% of the population is mestizo, 10% European, 3% indigenous, and 11% Creole or African. The indigenous, Creole, and African populations are mostly dominate in the east. The mestizos and Europeans are mainly in the Pacific lowlands. Languages are also very important in the society. The official language is Spanish, which is spoken by almost everyone, in the Pacific lowlands. English is the dominate language in the Caribbean
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lowlands. The next part of Nicaragua’s society is education.
The education system is underfunded. Access to education improved during the 1980’s with free education. The literacy campaign in the 1980’s reportedly raised functional literacy rate to about 77%. The last part of the society is health and welfare. The life expectancy at birth was 62 years. There was a high incidence of malnutrition, infectious diseases, including enteritis, malaria, and tuberculosis. The welfare had about 70% of people below the poverty line, 50% of people unemployed or underemployed. Access to safe drinking water and basic public services is very poor.
The government and politics of Nicaragua is also very important. The government is a republic with three different branches. The executive is elected for a six year term. The largest party is the Sandinista National Liberation Front. The judicial system consists of the Supreme Court, which handles both civil and criminal
cases. One of the next important parts of Nicaragua that needs a lot of focus is the economy. The agriculture is one of the major resources of income in Nicaragua. The production is heavily oriented toward export of coffee, cotton, bananas, sugar, tobacco, sesame, rice, and beef. The economy also has a small industry. Small industrial sector producing for domestic and regional markets. The agriculture industries dominate, accounting for 75% of total industrial output. Other domestic use industries include cement production, chemicals processing, metals processing, and petroleum refining. Industrial recovery impeded during the 1990’s with outdated and inefficient equipment and production methods, fuel shortages, lack of spare parts, labor unrest, and lack of supporting infrastructure. The economy also has some mining. Although mining is a small part of Nicaragua’s money income, it still plays a small role. Gold, silver, and salt mining are the main sources of mineral income. The known deposits of copper, lead, iron, antimony, tungsten, molybdenum, and phosphate remain unexploited. Foreign trade in the economy plays a major role in keeping the economy balanced. The major trading partners for Nicaragua are the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Cube, the European Community, the European Union, United States, and Latin America. As you can see there is a lot of information on Nicaragua. Nicaragua is very important to many countries that rely on imports and exports from Nicaragua. Nicaragua has tons of history that make Nicaragua special to its native land.
Sandikhola has a subtropical climate and receives on average 1400-2000mm of rain per year and has an average of 26oC. Sandikhola has a two-season year made up of the dry and wet seasons. The dry season runs from October to May and the wet season from June to September.
Jamaica’s climate is warm and sunny. Its range is from 75 degrees Fahrenheit to 85 degrees during the day and 65 degrees during the night. They also have northeastern winds that keep everyone from getting to hot. This geography has greatly influenced the activities of everyday Jamaicans. Its rainy months are from May to November. Jamaica gets about 78 inches or rain a year.
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Where is Honduras located? What are some main landforms? What food do Hondurans eat? What language do Hondurans speak? How did Honduras become Honduras? These are all questions you might have, and in this paper all will be answered. You will learn more about the geography, society, people, their lifestyles, and the history of Honduras.
Walker, Thomas W. Nicaragua: Living in the Shadow of the Eagle. Westview Press, 2003. Boulder, CO.
The world in the 1940’s was not the ideal place for anyone to be living. Hitler’s Nazi movements being one of the catalysts for World War II, the citizens of the world were flung into an era of disarray and discontentment in the early 40’s. After Japan’s surprise attack on the U.S., forcing the Americans into war, it soon became a whole differnet ball game. In 1941, the United Nations was formed comprised of the inter-allies and its goal to "work together, with other free peoples, both in war and in peace". Now, all corners of the world were being affected. The history of Central American countries particularly, Nicaragua will be examined in this reading. This reading will focus specifically on the history of Nicaragua from 1945 to the early 2000’s. A critical analysis of how Nicaragua and its leaders handled certain situations and whether or not the situations were handled well. In addition, only Nicaragua’s more significant events will be regarded and analyzed chronologically and collectively, while trying to avoid going in depth as to why certain events occurred as that is for another time. This paper will represent the stance that Nicaragua’s leaders handled certain situations in a manner that was not very beneficial to Nicaragua and its citizens but beneficial to those in power up until the Sandistina government took over and began to make decisions beneficial to Nicaraguans however, hindered by opposing powers.
Most of the population is on the Pacific side of the divide. The population of the country is around 2.8 million with a growth rate of 1.5%. The racial and ethnic groups are 65% mestizo, 14% African descent, 10% Spanish descent, 10% Indian. The religion is 85% Roman Catholic, 5% Protestant, and 5% Islamic. Spanish is the official language, though United States influence and the canal zone reinforce the use of English as a second language. Panama's arts show its ethnic mix. Indian tribes, West Indian groups, mestizos, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Swiss, Yugoslav and North American immigrants have all offer contributed ingredients to the culture. Traditional arts are woodcarving, weaving, ceramics and mask-making. The capital city is Panama City with major cities of Colon, Bocas del Toro, Potobelo, El porvenir, Santiago, Tocumen, La Palma, David, Balboa, and el Dorado.
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In many parts of the world that are considered lower or middle-class countries, health disparities are cause of major concern that leads to unnecessary disease and possible death. Many variables affect how and why many citizens of lower and middle-class countries struggle to obtain adequate healthcare. One region of the world classified as a lower socio economic territory is Ethiopia. Many factors contribute to the lack of health care in Ethiopia such as access to care, high cost of care, and being uneducated, to name a few. One idea that hinders many citizens in Ethiopia to attain healthcare is the access to the healthcare system. This research project will entail the issue of access to the health care system; ways it is affecting the lives of those living in Ethiopia, and measures that can be taken to possibly increase the availability and attainment of healthcare.
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