NICARAGUA
Bob and Joan Tyson

Missions Agency:
Good Samaritan Baptist Missions, Inc.
Rev. Bob Tyson, Founder & President
Mrs. Joan Tyson, Vice President
Stephen Tyson, Treasurer

Ministries: Evangelism, Church Planting, Child Sponsorship Program, Christian Schools, Theological Institute, Feed The Hungry, Christian Radio Stations.

770-459-4058 Phone
770-459-3418 Fax

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Religion
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%.

People/Language/Ethnicity
Language: Spanish. Ethnicity/race: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Indian 5%. Literacy rate: 68.2% (1999).

Overview
49,998 sq mi. Largest but most sparsely populated of the Central American nations, Nicaragua borders on Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. It is slightly larger than New York State. Nicaragua is mountainous in the west, with fertile valleys.

Population (2003 est.): 5,128,517 (growth rate: 2.2%). Capital and largest city: Managua, 1,390,500 (metro. area), 1,146,000 (city proper).

Economy
Per capita income $2,500. Agriculture: coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, sesame, soya, beans; beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products. Labor force: 1.7 million (1999); services 43%, agriculture 42%, industry 15% (1999 est.). Industries: food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, textiles, clothing, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood. Natural resources: gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish.

Source and Copyright: InfoPlease, The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001. The World Factbook 2002.