The years of war, in addition to the major earthquake of 1972, completely halted the production of the country's bountiful agricultural products, such as cotton, coffee and sugar cane. This turned Nicaragua, originally the most prosperous country in Central America, into the area's poorest state.
連年的戰火，加上一九七二年的大地震，使得棉花、棉籽、咖啡、甘蔗等一切豐富農產都停頓下來，也使得原為中美洲最富有的尼國，反倒成為最貧窮的國家。