Area
1,285,216 sq km (496,224 sq mi)
Population
27,126,000
Capital
Lima 8,180,000
Religion
Roman Catholic
Languages
Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Literacy
91%
Life Expectancy
69
Currency
nuevo sol (the current exchange rate is roughly three soles to one US dollar)
GDP Per Capita
U.S. $5,000
Economy
Industry: mining of metals, petroleum, fishing, textiles, clothing, food processing.
Agriculture: coffee, cotton, sugarcane, rice; poultry; fish.
Exports: fish and fish products, gold, copper, zinc, crude petroleum and by-products.
Electricity
Peru uses a 220v system.