Peru

Presentation

Capital: Lima

Population

Total Population (million): 27.90

Annual growth rate: 1.42%

Density: 22 inhab./km²

Urban population: 72.82%

Population of principal cites: Lima (7753439); Arequipa (783000); Trujillo (644547); Chiclayo (495415); Piura (361832); Iquitos (356549)

Ethnic Origins:

Official Language: Spanish and Quechua

Other languages spoken: This country is home for more than one hundred different languages. However, Quechua is the largest linguistic native group, followed by Aymara. Quechua does not represent any homogeneous linguistic community because it is divided into about twenty dialects.

Business language: Spanish and English

Religion: Catholics 93%, Protestants 5%, Others 2%.

Literacy rate: 87.91%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Lima

Exchange rate on :

Country overview

Area: 1,285,220 km²

Type of State: Republic based on parliamentary democracy.

Type of economy: Lower-middle-income economy, Emerging Financial Market
Agricultural, mining and tourism activities are the dominant sectors.

HID*: 0.773

HDI (world rank): 87/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Weather in Lima

F° | C°

17°

Low: 16° | High: 21°

Humidity: 88% | Wind: 17 km/h
Sunrise: 5:35 am | Sunset: 6:09 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Peru, dial 00
To call in Peru, dial 51

Internet suffix: .pe

Computers: 10.0 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 0.0

Internet users: 0.0