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Area |
1'285,216 Square
Kilometers |
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Location |
On the Central Western
Coast of South America |
|
Borders |
Ecuador and Colombia to
the north, Brazil and Bolivia to the east, Chile to the south, and the
Pacific Ocean to the west |
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Capital |
Lima |
|
Official Time |
-5 hours GMT
|
|
Most Important Cities |
Lima, Arequipa, Trujillo,
Chiclayo, Piura, Cusco, and Iquitos |
|
Highest Mountain |
Huascaran (6,768 MASL) |
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Topography |
An arid coastal strip 10
to 100 miles wide where the majority of the population lives. This area
represents 11% of the territory. The Andes territory represents 31% of
the total area. The Amazon Basin occupies a bit more than half of the
country |
|
Climate |
Warm and humid along the
coast. Cold but dry in the mountains (Sierra). Hot and humid with heavy
rainfall during the rainy season in the Amazon Plain |
|
National Day |
July 28 |
|
Flag |
Three vertical panels, two
red and one white in the middle with the coat of arms in the centre. |
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Type of Government |
Central Unitarian Republic |
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Political Division |
24 Departments and one
Constitutional Province |
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Population |
26'347,000 (estimated year
2001) |
|
Official Languages |
Spanish and Quechua |
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Main Economic Activities
|
Manufacturing (21.*%),
Agriculture, Excluding cattle breeding (13%), Mining (9.1%) |
|
Main Exports |
Copper, fishmeal, zinc,
gold, oil and by-products, lead. |
|
Main Imports |
Inputs and capital goods
for industry, non-durable consumption goods, equipment and transport,
durable consumption goods, fuels and lubrafiers. |
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Currency |
New Sol (S/C) |
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Today's Exchange Rate |
www.oanda.com/convert/classic |