Statistics about Peru

Official languages: Spanish (main), Quechua

Capital and largest city: Lima

President: Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez

Prime Minister: Yehude SIMON Munaro (since Oct '08)

Land Area: 1,285,000 km² (20^th largest country in world)

Population (’05): 26,152,000 (39^th most populous country in world)

GDP: PPP year $155,000 million (47^th in world)

GDP: PPP per capita $5,556 (99^th in world)

Independence: Declared From Spain 28^th July 1821

Currency: Nuevo Sol (S/.) US$1 = Approx S/.3.5 , GB£ = S/.6

Time zone: GMT – 5 hours

National anthem: "Somos libres, seámoslo siempre" ("We are free, may we always be so")

Internet suffix: .pe

Telephone: Country Code 51

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