Nicaragua is a unitary republic, divided for administrative purposes into fifteen departments (Spanish: departamentos) and two autonomous regions (Spanish: regiones autónomas).

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ISO	Map	Department or autonomous region	Capital	Population (2015)	Area (km2)	Pop. density (km−2)
NI-BO		Boaco	Boaco	178,582	4,176.68	41.8
NI-CA		Carazo	Jinotepe	190,769	1,081.40	172.8
NI-CI		Chinandega	Chinandega	429,557	4,822.42	87.7
NI-CO		Chontales	Juigalpa	185,866	6,481.27	24
NI-ES		Estelí	Estelí	224,331	2,229.69	90
NI-GR		Granada	Granada	206,009	1,039.68	162
NI-JI		Jinotega	Jinotega	438,413	9,222.40	36
NI-LE		León	León	410,860	5,138.03	69
NI-MD		Madriz	Somoto	164,146	1,708.23	78
NI-MN		Managua	Managua	1,484,462	3,465.10	365
NI-MS		Masaya	Masaya	364,168	610.78	475
NI-MT		Matagalpa	Matagalpa	561,282	6,803.86	69
NI-NS		Nueva Segovia	Ocotal	253,489	3,491.28	60
NI-RI		Rivas	Rivas	177,668	2,161.82	72
NI-SJ		Río San Juan	San Carlos	127,225	7,543.30	13
NI-AN		North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	Bilwi	480,874	33,105.98	10
NI-AS		South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	Bluefields	385,102	27,260.02	11

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In 1987, the new constitution established the Charter of Autonomy (limited self-government) for the former department of Zelaya, comprising the entire eastern half of the country. The department was divided into two autonomous regions (communities): the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region and the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region. The Charter of Autonomy is largely based on the model used by Spain. The communities are governed by a Governor and a Regional Council.^[1]

• ISO 3166-2:NI