If you plan to live in Nicaragua, it is in your best interest to
understand the metric system. You will soon notice that
automobile speedometers, road mileage signs, the contents of
bottles, and rulers are in metric measurements. Since you
probably didn't study this system when you were in school and
it is almost never used in the U.S., you could become
confused.The conversion guide below will help you.
To Convert: ................To: ........................Multiply by:
Centigrade ..................Fahrenheit .............1.8 then add 32
Square km...................Square miles ..........0.3861
Square km...................Acres .....................247.1
Meters ........................Yards .....................1.094
Meter..........................Feet .......................3.281
Liters ..........................Pints ......................2.113
Liters ..........................Gallons ..................0.2642
Kilometers ..................Miles .....................0.6214
Kilograms ...................Pounds ..................2.205
Hectares .....................Acres .....................2.471
Grams.........................Ounce ...................0.03527
Centimeter..................Inches....................0.3937


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PARTING THOUGHTS
AND ADVICE


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