Peru December 8, 2022 Altiplano , Amazon , Amazon forest , Americas , Andean Mountains , Andes , forest , Hispanic America , hispanité , Incas , jungle , Lake Titicaca , Latin America , Lima , Machu Picchu , mountains , Pacific , Pacific Ocean , Peru , Quechua , Ring of Fire , South America , Spanish , Spanish colony , Spanish Empire , Spanish language , Titicaca , tourism Official name Republic of Peru Name in local language República del Perú (es) ; Piruw Republika (qu) ; Piruw Suyu (ay) Continent Americas Subcontinent South America Population (ranking: 43e ) 33,899,804 inhabitants (2023) Population growth 1.30 % / year Area 1,285,216 km² Density 26.38 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 52e )223.250 billions $USD (2021) GDP/capita (ranking ) 6,692 $USD (2021) GDP growth 13.30 % / year (2021) Life expectancy (ranking ) 76.50 years (2018) Birth rate 17.20 ‰ (2021) Fertility rate 2.20 children / woman (2021) Death rate (ranking ) 6.00 ‰ (2021) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 12.50 ‰ (2021) Literacy rate 98.88 % (2015) Official languages Spanish, Quechua, Aymara Currency Sol (PEN) HDI (ranking: 112e )0.762 / 1 (2021) EPI (ranking )61.92 (2018) Government Unitary semi-presidential republic Head of State President Dina Boluarte National Day 28 July (independence of 1821) ISO Codes PE, PER Demonym Peruvian Tourists (ranking ) 4,372,000 people (2019)
More and more gaps in wealth Peru is a country in South America located along the Andean Cordillera, on the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Ecuador , Colombia , Brazil , Bolivia and Chile . It is the 3rd largest country of the subcontinent. Its capital is Lima.
Machu Picchu, Peru. Photo: Pedro Szekely, Wikipedia Miraflores Skyline (Lima, Peru). Photo: Mira4espina78y Urban areas (2017) Urban areas Population Lima 12,104,036 inhabitants Arequipa 1,287,205 inhabitants Trujillo 1,070,709 inhabitants Chiclayo 810,783 inhabitants Piura 517,293 inhabitants Iquitos 471,993 inhabitants Cusco 434,654 inhabitants Chimbote 381,742 inhabitants Huancayo 364,010 inhabitants Pucallpa 326,040 inhabitants Huánuco 304,487 inhabitants Tacna 286,240 inhabitants Ica 282,407 inhabitants Juliaca 276,110 inhabitants Cajamarca 201,329 inhabitants Sullana 201,302 inhabitants Huacho 200,585 inhabitants Ayacucho 180,766 inhabitants Tarapoto 180,073 inhabitants Paita 179,346 inhabitants Chincha Alta 177,219 inhabitants Puno 140,839 inhabitants Huaraz 131,377 inhabitants Talara 124,444 inhabitants Tumbes 111,595 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Regions Population Area Amazonas 423,898 inhabitants 39,249 km² Áncash 1,154,639 inhabitants 35,915 km² Apurímac 460,868 inhabitants 20,896 km² Arequipa 1,301,298 inhabitants 63,345 km² Ayacucho 696,152 inhabitants 43,815 km² Cajamarca 1,533,783 inhabitants 33,317 km² Callao 1,024,439 inhabitants 147 km² Cusco 1,324,371 inhabitants 71,986 km² Huancavelica 498,556 inhabitants 22,132 km² Huánuco 866,631 inhabitants 37,022 km² Ica 794,919 inhabitants 21,328 km² Junín 1,360,506 inhabitants 44,327 km² La Libertad 1,882,405 inhabitants 25,500 km² Lambayeque 1,270,794 inhabitants 14,231 km² Lima 9,989,369 inhabitants 34,802 km² Loreto 1,049,364 inhabitants 368,852 km² Madre de Dios 140,508 inhabitants 85,301 km² Moquegua 182,333 inhabitants 15,734 km² Pasco 306,322 inhabitants 25,028 km² Piura 1,858,617 inhabitants 35,893 km² Puno 1,429,098 inhabitants 71,999 km² San Martín 851,883 inhabitants 51,253 km² Tacna 346,013 inhabitants 16,076 km² Tumbes 240,590 inhabitants 4,669 km² Ucayali 501,269 inhabitants 102,400 km²
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