Factsheet
General Data
Official name:
Republic of Peru
Capital:
Lima (6.9 m)
Other cities:
Arequipa (0.8 m)
Trujillo (0.7 m)
Area (km2):
1,285,220
Population (million, 2007):
28.2
Population density (per km2, 2007):
21.9
Population growth rate (%, 2008 est.):
1.6
Life expectancy (years, 2008 est.):
70.4
Illiteracy rate (%, 2004):
12.3
Language:
Spanish, Quechua and Aymara
Measures:
Metric system
Time:
5 hours behind GMT
Published on10 August 2010:
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