Political Profile: Nicaragua
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Three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with the national coat
of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a triangle encircled
by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on the top and AMERICA CENTRAL
on the bottom; the banner is based on the former blue-white-blue
flag of the Federal Republic of Central America;
the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea,
while the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water.
of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a triangle encircled
by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on the top and AMERICA CENTRAL
on the bottom; the banner is based on the former blue-white-blue
flag of the Federal Republic of Central America;
the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea,
while the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water.
Capital: Managua
Independence: Spetember 15, 1821
(from Spain)
National Holidays: Indeendence Day - Sept. 15
Government Type: Republic
Suffrage: 16 years of age; universal
Chief of State/Head of State:
President Jose Daniel Ortega Saavedra (Since January 10th, 2007)
UN Represenative: Maria Rubiales de Chamorro
Executive Branch: Consists of the Chief of state and head of government, President Daniel Ortega Saavedra, also the Vice President, Jaime Morales Carazo and a cabinet, or Council of Ministers appointed by the presdent. The President and VP are elected together on a same ticket ballot for a five year term. Nonconsecutive reelection terms available.
Legislative Branch: Unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (92 seats; 90 members elected by proportional representation and party lists to serve five-year terms; 1 seat for the previous president, 1 seat for the runner-up in previous presidential election).
Judicial Branch: Supreme Court or Corte Suprema de Justicia (16 judges elected for five-year terms by the National Assembly); note - in 2010, President Ortega directly replaced seven justices on the Supreme Court.
Independence: Spetember 15, 1821
(from Spain)
National Holidays: Indeendence Day - Sept. 15
Government Type: Republic
Suffrage: 16 years of age; universal
Chief of State/Head of State:
President Jose Daniel Ortega Saavedra (Since January 10th, 2007)
UN Represenative: Maria Rubiales de Chamorro
Executive Branch: Consists of the Chief of state and head of government, President Daniel Ortega Saavedra, also the Vice President, Jaime Morales Carazo and a cabinet, or Council of Ministers appointed by the presdent. The President and VP are elected together on a same ticket ballot for a five year term. Nonconsecutive reelection terms available.
Legislative Branch: Unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (92 seats; 90 members elected by proportional representation and party lists to serve five-year terms; 1 seat for the previous president, 1 seat for the runner-up in previous presidential election).
Judicial Branch: Supreme Court or Corte Suprema de Justicia (16 judges elected for five-year terms by the National Assembly); note - in 2010, President Ortega directly replaced seven justices on the Supreme Court.
Nicaragua
Ambassador to Nicaragua - Ambassador Robert J. Callahan Embassy Local in Nicaragua- Kilometer 5.5 Carretera Sur, Managua Location of Consulates in Nicaragua - None Listed |
U.S.
Ambassador to the U.S. - Ambassador Francisco Obadiah Campbell Hooker Embassy Local in the U.S.- 1627 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 Location of Consulates in the U.S. - Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco |