|  Nicaragua
is the largest Central American nation but the
least densely populated. It is bordered on the
north by Honduras and on south by Costa Rica.
Its western coastline is on the Pacific Ocean,
while the east side of the country is on the Caribbean
Sea. The country's name is a combination of Nicarao,
the most populous indigenous tribe when the Spanish
arrived, and the Spanish word Agua, meaning water,
after the two large lakes in the west of the country,
Lago Managua and Lago Nicaragua.
Nicaragua has three distinct geographical regions:
the Pacific Lowlands, the North-Central Mountains
and the Mosquito Coast. The Pacific Lowlands are
in the west of the country, and consist of a broad,
hot, fertile plain which supports most of Nicaragua's
population. The capital, Managua, and the two
main provincial cities, Leon and Granada all lie
in this region. Punctuating this plain are several
large volcanoes, many of which are active.
The North-Central mountains is an upland region
away from the Pacific coast, with a cooler climate
than the Pacific Lowlands. About a quarter of
the country's agriculture takes place in this
region, with coffee grown on the higher slopes.
The Mosquito Coast is a large rainforest region,
with several large rivers running through it.
It has a hot and humid climate, and is very sparsely
populated. The Caribbean coastline is much more
sinuous than its generally straight Pacific counterpart:
lagoons and deltas make it very irregular.
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