Fast Facts on Peru
Flag of Peru. The coat of arms features a shield bearing a vicuna,
cinchona tree (the source of quinine), and a yellow cornucopia spilling
out gold coins, framed by a green wreath.
Photo by Amy Allcock.
Map of Peru. For a larger view, see our Peru Map or Google Earth.
Facts and statistics on Peru as of July 2007.
- Full country name
- Republic of Peru (Republica del Peru)
- Nationality terms
- noun: Peruvian(s)
adjective: Peruvian - Area
- 1.28 million sq km
- Population
- 28.7 million
- Capital
- Lima
- Currency
- Neuvo sol (S/.)
- Time zone
- UTC - 5
- Internet domain
- .pe
- Languages
- Spanish, Aymara, Quechua
- People
- 54% Indian, 32% Mestizo (European-Indian), 12% Spanish descent, 2% other
- Religion
- 81% Roman Catholic, small Protestant population, 16% unspecified
- Government
- constitutional republic
- Major industries
- Pulp, paper, coca leaves, fishmeal, steel, chemicals, oil, minerals, cement, auto assembly, steel, shipbuilding
- Major trading partners
- USA, Japan, UK, China, Germany, Columbia
- Literacy rate
- 87.7%
- Natural hazards
- earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity
- Life expectancy
- 70.1 years
Sources
- Lonely Planet Peru
- CIA World Factbook: Peru
