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 Full country
name: Republic of Peru
Area: 1,285,215
sq km (501,234 sq mi)
Population:
27,012,899 (1.9% growth)
Capital city:
Lima (pop 8 million)
People:
54% Indian, 32% Mestizo (mixed European and Indian descent), 12% Spanish
descent, 2% Black, Asian minority
Language:
Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Religion:
Over 90% Roman Catholic, small Protestant population
Government:
Democracy
President:
Alejandro Toledo
Prime Minister:
Roberto Daņino
Currency:
Nuevo (New) Sol
Major industries:
Pulp, paper, coca leaves, fishmeal, steel, chemicals, oil, minerals,
cement, auto assembly, steel, shipbuilding
Major trading
partner: USA, Japan, UK, China, Germany, Columbia
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