Nicaraguan Society

Population

Nicaragua is a largely mixed-race country, with around 70% of its population being a blend of Europeans and Indigenous peoples. It also has 17% White, 9% Black (primarily on the Caribbean coast), and 5% Amerindian populations.

Political Institutions

Economy

Religion

The country is overwhelmingly Catholic, with nearly three in five inhabitants identifying as such, and 25% as Protestant. It is also a country where atheism is very present (possibly due to the Sandinista period?), with over 15% of people identifying as non-believers.