Turquoise-browed motmot (bird); national colors: blue, white.
Title | "Salve a ti, Nicaragua" (Hail to Thee, Nicaragua) |
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Lyric/music | Salomon Ibarra MAYORGA/traditional, arranged by Luis Abraham DELGADILLO |
Date of Independence | 15 September 1821 (from Spain) |
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National holiday | Independence Day, 15 September (1821) |
Legal system | civil law system; Supreme Court may review administrative acts |
International law organization participation | accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt |
Constitution | |
History | Several previous; latest adopted 19 November 1986, effective 9 January 1987 |
Amendments | Proposed by the president of the republic or assent of at least half of the National Assembly membership; passage requires approval by 60% of the membership of the next elected Assembly and promulgation by the president of the republic; amended several times, last in 2021 |
Citizenship | |
Citizenship by birth | yes |
Citizenship by descent only | yes |
Dual citizenship recognized | no, except in cases where bilateral agreements exist |
Residency requirement for naturalization | 4 years |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | President Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007) |
Head of government | President Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007) |
Cabinet | Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
Elections/appointments | president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by qualified plurality vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 7 November 2021 (next to be held on 1 November 2026) |
Election results | 2021: Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra reelected president for a fourth consecutive term; percent of vote - Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (FSLN) 75.9%, Walter ESPINOZA (PLC) 14.3%, Guillermo OSORNO (CCN) 3.3%, Marcelo MONTIEL (ALN) 3.1%, other 3.4% 2016: Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra reelected president for a third consecutive term; percent of vote - Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (FSLN) 72.4%, Maximino RODRIGUEZ (PLC) 15%, Jose del Carmen ALVARADO (PLI) 4.5%, Saturnino CERRATO Hodgson (ALN) 4.3%, other 3.7% |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (92 statutory seats, current 91; 70 members in multi-seat constituencies, representing the country's 15 departments and 2 autonomous regions, and 20 members in a single nationwide constituency directly elected by party-list proportional representation vote; up to 2 seats reserved for the previous president and the runner-up candidate in the previous presidential election; members serve 5-year terms) |
Elections | Last held on 7 November 2021 (next to be held on 1 November 2026) |
Election results | Percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FSLN 75, PLC 9, ALN 2, APRE 1, CCN 1, PLI 1, YATAMA 1; composition - men 42, women 49, percentage women 53.9% |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | Supreme Court or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 16 judges organized into administrative, civil, criminal, and constitutional chambers) |
Judge selection and term of office | Supreme Court judges elected by the National Assembly to serve 5-year staggered terms |
Subordinate courts | Appeals Court; first instance civil, criminal, and labor courts; military courts are independent of the Supreme Court |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires M. Lautaro SANDINO Montes (since 23 February 2024) |
Chancery | 1627 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 |
Telephone | [1] (202) 939-6570 |
FAX | [1] (202) 939-6545 |
Email address and website | [email protected] United States of America | ConsuladoDeNicaragua.com |
Consulate(s) general | Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Kevin Michael O'REILLY (since 28 June 2023) |
Embassy | Kilometer 5.5 Carretera Sur, Managua |
Mailing address | 3240 Managua Place, Washington DC 20521-3240 |
Telephone | [505] 2252-7100, |
FAX | [505] 2252-7250 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://ni.usembassy.gov/ |
National heritage | |
Total World Heritage Sites | 2 (both cultural) |
Selected World Heritage Site locales | Ruins of León Viejo; León Cathedral |
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