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NICARAGUA

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

• Assistance in the location and evaluation MINISTRIES Ministry of Labour
of real estate options according to your Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry National Stadium 400 meters north
project’s needs Km 8 ½ Carretera a Masaya, Apartado Postal No. 487
• Creation and analysis of cost benchmarks Managua, Nicaragua Managua, Nicaragua.
Tel: (505) 2276-0200 Tel: (505) 2222- 2115
Aftercare Services: Fax: (505) 2276-0943
• Support in handling and streamlining Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure
procedures with government institutions Ministry of Development, Industry and Frente Estado Nacional,
• Identification of potential local partners to Trade Managua, Nicaragua
Km. 6 Carretera a Masaya
Tel: (505) 2228-5111
create productive linkages and joint ventures Frente al camino de Oriente, Fax: (505) 2228-2060
• Assistance in solving problems related to Managua, Nicaragua
the operation of the companies Tel: (505) 2248-9300 EDUCATION
• Assistance to investors and their families in Ministry of Defense Education is free for all Nicaraguans. Elementary
the process of moving to the country Tel: (505) 222-2201 education is free and compulsory. Nicaragua’s
• Support in the planning, development and Fax: (505) 222-2439 higher education consists of 48 universities
startup stages of reinvestment projects and several colleges and technical institutes
which serve student in the areas of electronics,
• Assistance and facilitation services Ministry of Education, Culture & Sports computer systems and sciences, agro forestry,
for investors interested in establishing Carretera sur, Complejo construction and trade-related services.
operations in the Caribbean Coast of civico Zumen, Modulo J,
Nicaragua, through the regional office Managua, Nicaragua The educational system includes one U.S.
PRONiCaribe Tel: (505) 2265-0046 accredited English-language university, three
Fax: (505) 2265-3547 Bilingual university programs, five Bilingual
ProNicaragua Ministry of Environment & Natural secondary schools and dozens of English
km 6.5 Carretera a Masaya Resources Language Institutes.
4to Piso Edificio Cobirsa II Km. 12 ½ Carretera
Managua, Nicaragua Norte Apdo. 5123, INFRASTRUCTURE
Tel: (505) 2252-7690 Managua, Nicaragua TRANSPORTATION
E-mail: info@pronicaragua.gob.ni LAND
Website: www.pronicaragua.org Tel: (505) 2263-1994 Roads: The national road network is 24,033
Fax: (505) 2263-1274
GOVERNMENT Ministry of Family km .The Pan American Highway traverses the
country from north to south. It is 370 km long
The Government in Nicaragua is divided Altamira de Este. and connects Nicaragua with Honduras and
into four branches: a democratically elected Distribuidora Vicky 2c. abajo, Costa Rica.
President with broad executive powers; a Managua, Nicaragua
92-person National Assembly; a Judiciary; and Tel: (505) 2278-1620 SEA
the Supreme Electoral Council. Sea Ports: Nicaragua has six maritime ports,
Ministry of Finance and Public Credit all operated by the government-run National
ELECTIONS Edificio Nuevo MIFIN, Port Authority, among which are the Pacific
General elections were held in Nicaragua on piso 4 Fte. A la Asamblea Nacional, coast ports of Corinto and Puerto Sandino,
November 06, 2016 to elect the President, Managua, Nicaragua
the National Assembly and members of the Tel: (505) 2220-7062 which have the capacity to handle international
Central American Parliament. Incumbent container traffic. Nicaragua also has access to
President Daniel Ortega was re-elected for a Ministry of Foreign Affairs Puerto Cortés in Honduras and Puerto Limón in
third consecutive term. The next Presidency and Del Cine González 1 c. al Sur sobre Costa Rica, both of which are at a day’s distance
National Assembly elections are scheduled to be Avenida Bolivar by truck.
held in November 2021. Managua, Nicaragua AIR
Tel: (505) 2244-8000
GOVERMENT LEADERS Fax: (505) 2228-5102 Airports: The main international airport (Augusto
President C. Sandino) is located eleven kilometers from
Daniel Ortega Ministry of Health Managua’s urban centre. It handles all international
Casa de Gobierno Apdo.No. 2398 Complejo Nacional de Salud “Dra. passenger and freight traffic to and from Nicaragua,
Managua, Nicaragua Concepcion Palacios” Costado and is considered one of the safest airports in
Tel: (505) 2228-2803 Oeste Colonia Primero de Mayo, Central America.
Fax: (505) 2278-6202 Managua, Nicaragua
Tel: (505) 2264-7630 The country also has three national airports
Vice President located in Bluefields, Puerto Cabezas and Corn
Rosario Murillo Ministry of Interior Island and rural airports in Nueva Guinea, San
Casa de Gobierno Apdo.No. 2398 Esq. Opuesta al supermercado La Carlos, Siuna, Waspan, Rosita and Bonanza.
Managua, Nicaragua Union de El Redentor
Tel: (505) 2228-2803 Managua, Nicaragua
Fax: (505) 2278-6202 Tel: (505) 2228-7538

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