by the Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook (1982) — Nicaragua (1982 |noyear)
“ Branches: executive and administrative responsibility formally reside in the three-member junta of the Government of National Reconstruction; in reality, the junta shares power with, and in fact is dominated by, the nine-member Sandinista National Directorate; a 51-member quasi-legislative Council of State was established in May 1980 ”
by the Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook (1982) — Nicaragua (1982 |noyear)
“ Land boundaries: 1,220 km WATER Limits of territorial waters (claimed) : 200 nm (fishing, 200 nm; continental shelf, including sovereignty over superjacent waters) Coastline: 910 km PEOPLE Population: 2,643,000 (July 1982) , average annual growth rate 3.2% Nationality: noun—Nicaraguan (s) ; adjective—Nicaraguan Ethnic divisions: 69% mestizo, 17% white, 9% Negro, 5% Indian Religion: 95% Roman Catholic Language: Spanish (official) ; English and Indian-speaking minorities on Atlantic coast Literacy: 87% of population 10 years of age and over Labor force: 850,000 (1981 est.) ”
