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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.

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