Nicaragua

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Population Full

6,460,000 (2018 census)

Principal Languages
Spanish
Literacy Rate
83% (2015 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1981), CPPDCE (2009), CSICH (2006), ICCPR (1980), ILOCITP (2010), UNCRPD (2007), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell 1997
Deaf Population
3,000–600,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Nicaragua is 11. All are living languages. Of these, 9 are indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional, 2 are developing, 2 are in trouble, and 5 are dying. Also listed are 2 unestablished languages.