Nicaraguan Diaspora
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The 1980s were the backdrop to a savage civil war which saw guerillas destroy the nation of Nicaragua, and the lives of 50,000+ innocent civilians in the process. The multicultural country of Nicaragua experienced an excessive outpouring of citizens who fled the nation for their own security. There are two million Nicaraguans living abroad (without counting foreign-born persons of Nicaraguans ancestry). Since the return to democracy in 1990, many Nicaraguans have continued to emigrate due to economic reasons.
Countries with the most Nicaraguans
- Costa Rica - 500,000
- United States - 230,000
- Canada - 150,000
- Mexico - 150,000
- Spain - 110,000
- Germany - 90,00
- Honduras - fewer than 30,000
- Panama - fewer than 30,000
- Australia - fewer than 20,000
- Italy - fewer than 20,000
- Cuba - fewer than 10,000
- Brazil - fewer than 10,000
- Argentina - fewer than 10,000
- Norway - fewer than 10,000
- Peru - fewer than 10,000
- Chile - fewer than 10,000
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