Nicaragua–Turkey relations

Nicaragua–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Nicaragua and Turkey. The Turkish Embassy in San José, Costa Rica is accredited to Nicaragua while Nicaragua's Embassy in Berlin, Germany is accredited to Turkey.[1]

Turkish-Nicaraguan relations

Nicaragua
Turkey

Country comparison
 Nicaragua  Turkey
Flag
State Emblem / National Emblem
Population 6,486,201 83,154,997
Area 130,375 km2 (50,338 sq mi) 783,356 km2 (302,455 sq mi)
Population density 51/km2 (132.1/sq mi) 105/km2 (271.9/sq mi)
Capital Managua Ankara
Government Unitary dominant-party presidential constitutional republic Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Current Leader President Daniel Ortega
Vice President Rosario Murillo		 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Vice President Fuat Oktay
Official languages Spanish Turkish
Main religions 84.4% Christianity, 14.7% No religion 97.6% Islam, 1.1% Judaism, 0.3% Christianity
Ethnic groups 69% Mestizo, 17% White 85% Turkish, 9% Kurdish 6% Others
Human Development Index (HDI) 0.651 (medium)[2] — 126th 0.806 (very high)[2] — 59th
GDP (PPP) $35.757 billion ($5,683 per capita) $2.464 trillion[3] ($29,326 per capita)

Diplomatic Visits
Guest Host Place of visit Date of visit
Foreign Minister Samuel Santos López President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara August 28, 2014[1]
Foreign Minister Sidharta Marin Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Second Turkey–SICA) Foreign Ministers Forum, Istanbul April 20, 2017[1]
Foreign Minister Sidharta Marin President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Presidential Complex, Ankara July 9, 2018[1]
Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Colindres President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara July 23, 2019[1]

Economic Relations
  • Trade volume between the two countries was 11.6 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 11.1/0.5 million USD).[1]

Following Nicaraguan Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility with the IMF,[4] Turkey has signed Economic and Trade Cooperation Agreements with Nicaragua in 2015.[1]

As part of the bilateral trade cooperation agreements, program, the Government of Nicaragua is negotiating a trade agreement with the Turkey as part of a Central American bloc.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Relations between Turkey and Nicaragua". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  2. "2019 Human Development Index Ranking | Human Development Reports". hdr.undp.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  3. "International Monetary Fund, Report on selected countries". International Monetary Fund.
  4. "Nicaragua". U.S. Department of State.
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