Area: 1.285.556 Km²
Population: 27.484.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 21 pop/Km²

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Lima (6.740.000 pop.)
Major cities: Arequipa 980.000 pop., Callao 648.000 pop., Trujillo 500.000 pop., Chiclayo 400.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Amerindian 48%, Mestizo 35%, White 13%, Black and mulatto 4%
Border countries: Ecuador and Colombia NORTH, Brazil and Bolivia EAST, Chile SOUTH

Principal mountains: Nevado Huascarán 6768 m
Principal rivers: Rio Ucayali 1900 Km, Rio Marañón 1800 Km
Principal lakes: Lake Titicaca 8300 Km² (total, with bolivian part)
Principal islands: Isla Lobos de Tierra
Climate: Temperate - arid

Language: Spanish, Quechua (officials), Aymará
Religion: Catholic 90%
Currency: Nuevo Sol (PEN)

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