Peru Country Info - South America

Description and Basic Information

Peru with its capital Lima is located in South America (Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean). It covers some 1,285,221 square kilometres (slightly smaller than Alaska) with 29,041,000 citizens. Spanish, Quechua and Aymara are languages spoken by the majority in Peru (consider regional differences). Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia, Brazil and Colombia are bordering countries.

Peru is a country in South America, situated on the western side of that continent, facing the South Pacific Ocean and straddling part of the Andes mountain range that runs the length of South America. The main attractions are their archaeological patrimony of pre-Columbian cultures and the center of Inca's Empire, their gastronomy, their colonial architecture (has imposing colonial constructions) and their natural resources (a paradise for the ecological tourism). Peruvians do not hesitate to greet you with ¡Hola, gringo!.

Pictures from Capital (Lima)

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About Peru

The terrain offers western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva). The average density of population is about 22 per km². The climate in Peru can be described as varying from tropical in east to dry desert in west with temperate to frigid in Andes. Possible natural disasters include earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity.

To reach someone in Peru dial +51 prior to a number. There are 2,965,000 installed telephones. And there are 24,700,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 1900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".pe". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 60Hz. The following list are the 26 regions/states in Peru we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Peruvian population grew at a rate of 1.19% (or by 357,090 citizens). With 183,330 deaths and 568,233 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 1.29%. -27,814 persons more in total emmigrated from the country than immigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Peru: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.