Nicaragua.
Republic of Nicaragua
Member of NAM, OAS.
Population
7.0M
GDP (nominal)
$15.9B
GDP / capita
$2,290
Capital
Managua
Government
Unitary presidential c…
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
2.7 / 10
UN voting record
How Nicaragua votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
Bloc alignment data not available yet.
Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.
Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Nicaragua positions itself as an anti-imperialist state, opposing US hegemony and Western interventionism. It maintains close ties with Cuba, Venezuela (through ALBA and Petrocaribe), Russia, Iran, and China. Nicaragua recognised Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Crimea's annexation, aligning with Russia on these issues.
Nicaragua withdrew from the OAS in 2022, citing interference in internal affairs. It uses the ICJ's 1986 ruling as a cornerstone argument for sovereignty and non-intervention in multilateral forums.
Rivals
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$15.9B
GDP per capita
$2,290
Currency
Nicaraguan Cordoba (NIO)
HDI
0.67
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Nicaragua’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.