Nicaragua
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is a country in Central America, comprising 130,370 square kilometers (50,340 sq mi). With a population of 7,097,329 as of 2026, it is the third-most populous country in Central America after Guatemala and Honduras, and the largest by area in all of Central America. Wikipedia
Cities
Cities with a full Wikivoyage guide, largest first.
Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 10 December 2025:
You can visit Nicaragua for up to 90 days without a visa. You may be refused entry if you do not have an onward ticket.
Check with your travel company or nearest Nicaraguan embassy what the policy is for entry at the Nicaraguan border.
Passport validity
To enter Nicaragua, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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Your embassy in Nicaragua
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For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
Nicaragua's embassy in United Kingdom
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For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
Emergency numbers in Nicaragua
- Currency
- Nicaraguan Córdoba (NIO)
- Time
- UTC−6
- Tue 09:30 there now
- Plugs and power
- Types A, B · 120 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +505
- Languages
- Spanish
- Capital
- Managua
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.