Location: Central America

Capital: Managua

Population: 5,785,846 (July 2008 est.)

Languages: Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census)

Religions: Roman Catholic 72.9%, Evangelical 15.1%, Moravian
1.5%, Episcopal 0.1%, other 1.9%, none 8.5% (1995 census)

YWAM Minneapolis went to Nicaragua in 2006 for the January Discipleship Training School Outreach.  They worked in orphanages and partnered with YWAM Nicaragua, and also, performed street evangelism and church services.