Peru

Summary Location: Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador Population: 28,674,757 (July 2007 est.) Capital: name: Lima geographic coordinates: 12 03 S, 77 03 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $6,400 (2006 est.)

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