Country Demographics:

• Population:  5.3 million                                      
• Religions:   Roman Catholic 85%, Other 15%
• Income Per Capita: $370 year/ $1.03 day
• Government Type:  Republic
  Chief of State:  President Enrique BOLANOS Geyer (since January 2002)
   Note: The president is both chief of state and head of government

Legal Profession:

• Accurate estimates for the number of lawyers and the number of believers involved in the legal profession in Nicaragua were unavailable at the time of publication.
• There are two organizations that are formally members of the Latin Network of Christian Lawyers. The Nicaraguan Association of Christian Lawyers and Notaries (Asociación de Abogados Cristianos y Notarios Nicaragüenses – ANANC) and the Christian Legal Society of Nicaragua “Christ is Alive” (Sociedad Juridica Cristiana – SJC “Cristo Vive”).

Major Activities of Christian Lawyers:

• Nicaragua is a very impoverished country—these two fraternal organizations seek to serve the Lord by helping the poor with free legal advice and motivating their colleagues to use their profession to honor the Lord and help the most disadvantaged members of society.

Prayer Items:

• Please pray for the advocates who are working to improve the human rights and religious freedom situation in Nicaragua.

Contact Information:

• Guadalupe Gomez Rios ggomezr60@hotmail.com