Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America and the poorest in all of Central America, it is the second poorest in all of the America’s. On its northern border is Honduras, the southern border is Costa Rica, on the east is the Caribbean Sea, and on the west is the Pacific Ocean. It has a population of just under six million with a growth rate of about 1 %. It has an urbanization rate of 58.8% with an increase of about 2% annually. The country is affected by several different severe natural disasters. These include earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and severe hurricanes. (United States. Central Intelligence Agency, 2016)
In 1978 the corrupt democratic national government lost to the leftist Sandinista’s. This is a popular people’s government symbolized by its red and black flags and paintings that are seen throughout the country. The United States has opposed this government from its inceptions and in the 1980’s funded the Contra’s to overthrow the government but those efforts failed. This left leaning government has put it at odds with the United States and China has an enormous presence in the country. China is now dredging canals and Rivers to complete a canal that will be able to accommodate the new super tankers and super cargo ships and put it in …show more content…
Additionally, they committed to reduce health status issues in those countries. This commitment became known as the Millennium Development Goals. “The MDG has three primary characteristics: First, they have a specified time period in which to be accomplished. Even when they were ratified in 2000, their inception point was 1990, and the deadline set as 2015” (Perez, 2012). Table 1 below identifies the priorities that were established by Nicaragua (United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - ECLAC, 2009, p.
In 1978 the corrupt democratic national government lost to the leftist Sandinista’s. This is a popular people’s government symbolized by its red and black flags and paintings that are seen throughout the country. The United States has opposed this government from its inceptions and in the 1980’s funded the Contra’s to overthrow the government but those efforts failed. This left leaning government has put it at odds with the United States and China has an enormous presence in the country. China is now dredging canals and Rivers to complete a canal that will be able to accommodate the new super tankers and super cargo ships and put it in …show more content…
Additionally, they committed to reduce health status issues in those countries. This commitment became known as the Millennium Development Goals. “The MDG has three primary characteristics: First, they have a specified time period in which to be accomplished. Even when they were ratified in 2000, their inception point was 1990, and the deadline set as 2015” (Perez, 2012). Table 1 below identifies the priorities that were established by Nicaragua (United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - ECLAC, 2009, p.