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Country
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Peru |
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Leader
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President : Ollanta Humala
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Head of state: Pope Benedict XVI
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Population
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29,549,517
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Life Expectancy
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72.730 years
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Capital City
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Lima
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Largest city
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| Lima (population: 7,737,000) | Vatican City (population: 921) |
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Human Development Index
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0.788
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| GDP per capita |
$10,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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87.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.6
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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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 except for special circumstances
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Political System
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constitutional republic
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Independence date
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28 July 1821 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
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 |
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 $
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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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| Location |
Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
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| Area |
1,285,216 km sq
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| Coastline |
2,414 km
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| Climate |
varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
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