the political, economic, and development needs
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NicaraguaPolitical, Economic and Development Needs
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Political HistorySettled as a Spanish colony from
Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain declared in
1821 Country became an independent
republic in 1838. British occupation of Caribbean Coast
in the first half of the 19th century,
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1978: Violent opposition to governmental manipulation and corruption was wide spread
1979: Marxist Sandinistas come to power
1980’s: USA sponsor of anti-Sandinista contra
Free elections in 1990, 1996, and 2001 - Sandinistas defeated
Voting in 2006:return of former Sandinista President Daniel Ortega Saavedra.
Overall - Nicaragua's infrastructure and economy shaken
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EconomyNicaragua has widespread
underemployment Third lowest per capita
income in the Western Hemisphere.
Annual GDP growth has been too low to meet the country's needs
Early 2004: Nicaragua secured some $4.5 billion in foreign debt reduction under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative
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October 2007: the IMF approved a new poverty reduction and growth facility (PRGF) program that should allow for social spending and investment.
Energy shortages preventing growth
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GDP: $16.17 billion (2007 est.)GDP growth rate:4%GDP per capita: $2,800
Industries: food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, textiles, clothing, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood
Agriculture: coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, sesame, soya, beans; beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products
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EnvironmentDestruction of NicaraguanA Pro to the Contra War
•Nicaraguan Institute for Natural Resources and Environment (Instituto de Recursos Naturales--Irena) in the 1980s•Conservation methods not permanent – soon fell to destructive power of Contra War
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Environmental effortsConsequences of Increasing Poverty“Although in the 1990s Nicaragua's
tropical forests were less than 1 percent the size of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil, Nicaraguan rain forests were disappearing at a rate ten times faster than that of the Amazon. If that rate continues, the Nicaraguan rain forest will have disappeared by 2010.”
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Development NeedsBetter class structure needed – more even
distribution of resourcesStable economy, social programs, industries,
foreign aid and governmentEconomic growth and social reformEnd of political unease – during times of
revolution, funds re-directed to national defenseNicaragua's economy saw sustained
improvements in stabilization and growth. Reducing poverty requires attention to growth
of the rural economy
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Sources1. http://worldfacts.us/Nicaragua.htm2. http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdici
da.nsf/En/JUD-129124155-NRR3. http://countrystudies.us/nicaragua4. http://www.usaid.gov/policy/budget/cbj200
4/latin_america_caribbean/nicaragua.pdf5. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cst
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