位於中美洲，是中美地峽上面積最大的國家。最有名的就是極具特色的火山觀光，不僅可以近距離走到火山口看熔岩翻滾，更可以滑火山灰。國內工業基礎稍嫌薄弱，人均GDP不足1,900美元，人類發展指數在中美洲和加勒比海地區為後段班。現任政權由曾經的反政府軍桑定游擊隊領袖奧蒂嘉主導，意識形態偏左，與俄羅斯、非洲和拉丁美洲左派政府交好，2021年也因為大動作逮捕反對派，被美國制裁。2021年奧蒂嘉宣布與中華民國斷交，並與中華人民共和國建交。

Year Founded: 1821

Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American isthmus. Nicaragua is known as the land of volcanoes. Not only can tourists walk to the rim of a volcanic crater to see lava, but they can also go volcano surfing. The industrial foundation is not very solid, with a GDP per capita of less than US$1,900. It ranks bottom on the Human Development Index in Central America and the Caribbean region. The current government is led by the left-wing Daniel Ortega, a leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front. He maintains a good relationship with left-wing parties in Russia, Africa, and Latin America. In 2021, the US imposed sanctions on Nicaragua over the president’s arrest of opposition political rivals.