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Valeria López
Age: 25
Home: Managua, Nicaragua
Valeria allows us a sneak preview of her wedding dress and talks to us about her impending nuptials. She’s determined not to follow in the footsteps of her mother, who arrived three hours late for her wedding.
Filed in: Latin America & the Caribbean, Women

Nicaragua's economy

Nicaragua is the poorest country in Central America. It has been hit hard by the effects of civil war, natural disasters and political corruption
80% of the population live on less than $2 a day, and 45% live on less than $11 fees

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Nicaragua
population: 5.3 million
population living on less than $2 a day: 80%
seats in parliament held by women: 20.7%

Filed in: Latin America & the Caribbean, Trade