At least 20 passengers from Gujarat who were on the Nicaragua-bound flight, which was sent back mid-route from France recently, were questioned by the police in an attempt to unearth a suspected illegal immigration network.
About Nicaragua:
It is a country in Central America and the largest of the Central American republics.
Borders:
The country is bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south.
The Pacific Ocean provides the borderto the west, and the eastern border of the country is in the Caribbean Sea.
History:
It was the only country in Latin America to be colonized by both the Spanish and the British.
It gained its independence from Spain in 1821 and became part of the Mexican Empire for several years.
Then it joined a group of nearby countries with a central government in Guatemala City called the Provinces of Central America.
Nicaragua split from the group in 1838 and became fully independent.
Form of Government:
It is a Republic. The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term.
Power is divided among four governmental branches: the executive, legislative, judicial, and Supreme Electoral Council.
Capital: Managua
Official Languages: Spanish, English, indigenous languages
Currency: Nicaraguan córdoba (NIO)
Population:
It is made up mostly of mestizos(people of mixed European and indigenous ancestry).
Most people live in the western Pacific lowlandregion between the Pacific coast and Lake Managua.
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