nuevo sol (PEN) per US dollar - 2.9322 (2008 est.), 3.1731 (2007), 3.2742 (2006), 3.2958 (2005), 3.4132 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
Area
342,000 km sq
1,285,216 km sq
Coastline
169 km
2,414 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator
varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes