Peru

Americas · South America

Peru

Republic of Peru
Americas · South America · Capital: Lima

Quick facts about Peru

Official name	Republic of Peru
Capital	Lima
Continent & subregion	Americas · South America
Population	33,845,617 people (world rank 45)
Area	1,285,216 km²
Density	26 people/km²
Share of world population	0.42% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$268 billion
Urbanisation	84.8% urban population
Life expectancy	77.7 years
Currency	Peruvian sol (S/.) — PEN
Languages	Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
Internet domain	`.pe`
Calling code	+51
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$7,919 · see world ranking
Internet Users	79.5% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	11.3 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	1.9 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	52.9% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Peru did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador

The geographic position is roughly -10°, -76°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.