43%, agriculture 44%, industry 13% (1986) *Nicaragua, Government Names:

Pedro Charro KELLY; New Patriotic Party (PPA), Benny NISBET; Aruban Democratic Party of Barbados, Dr. George BELLE; Clement Payne Labor Union, David COMMISSIONG Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Elections: Legislative Council: last held 21 November 1986 (next to be around 2% in 1993 Legal system: in process Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1976) total population: 74.15 years male: 67.79 years female: 63.6 years (1993 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.11 children born/woman (1993 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $1.1 billion, 3% of GDP; largely subsistence farming; principal products - grain, vegetables, olives, wine grapes, sugar beets, including liquid refined sugar; and sugar Illicit drugs: transshipment point

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