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Country
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Peru |
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Leader
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Acting president: Andry Rajoelina
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President : Ollanta Humala
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Population
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22,005,222
| 29,549,517
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Life Expectancy
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64.000 years
| 72.730 years
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Capital City
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| Lima
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Largest city
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| Antananarivo (population: 1,391,430) | Lima (population: 7,737,000) |
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Human Development Index
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0.533
| 0.788
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| GDP per capita |
| $10,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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68.9%
| 87.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.4
| 3.6
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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9.4%
| 29.2%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 7.900%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
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republic
| constitutional republic
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Independence date
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| 28 July 1821 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
| Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.)
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| Languages |
English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
| Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
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| Exports |
| copper, gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee, potatoes, asparagus, textiles, fishmeal
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| External Debt |
| $36,980,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| nuevo sol (PEN) per US dollar - 2.9322 (2008 est.), 3.1731 (2007), 3.2742 (2006), 3.2958 (2005), 3.4132 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 1.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
| Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
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| Area |
587,041 km sq
| 1,285,216 km sq
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| Coastline |
4,828 km
| 2,414 km
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| Climate |
tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
| varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
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