 Peru
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
10 00 S, 76 00 W |
| Area |
total: 1,285,220 sq km land: 1.28 million sq km water: 5,220 sq km |
| Climate |
varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes |
| Terrain |
western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva) |
| Population |
28,674,757 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages |
| Imports |
petroleum and petroleum products, plastics, machinery, vehicles, iron and steel, wheat, paper |
| Exports |
copper, gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee, potatoes, asparagus, textiles, guinea pigs |
| Hazards |
earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity |
| Resources |
copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas |
| Geography |
shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake, with Bolivia; a remote slope of Nevado Mismi, a 5,316 m peak, is the ultimate source of the Amazon River |
| Nationality |
noun: Peruvian(s) adjective: Peruvian |
| Capital |
name: Lima geographic coordinates: 12 03 S, 77 03 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.pe |
| Internet Users |
4.6 million (2005) |
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