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Flag and country information -
Republic of PERU |
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Area - 1,285,200 sq km / 496,216 sq ml |
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Capital - Lima |
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Language - Spanish |
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Currency - Nuevo Sol |
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Population - 28,409,897 |
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Life expectancy - 63 (men), 67 (women) |
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Literacy rate - 92% |
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Religions - Roman Catholic |
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Physical features - Andes mountains cover 27% of country, seperating Amazon river basin jungle in north east from coastal plain in west. Atacama desert runs north / south along coast |
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Ethnic distribution - 45% South American Indian, 37% Mestizo (mixed race), 15% European, 3% African |
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Exports - coca, coffee, alpaca, llama and vicuña wool, fishery products, lead (largest producer in South America), copper, iron, oil |
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