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Country
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Peru | 
Lesotho |
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Leader
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President : Ollanta Humala
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Head of state: King Letsie III
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Population
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29,549,517
| 1,930,493
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Life Expectancy
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72.730 years
| 51.860 years
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Capital City
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Lima
| Maseru
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Largest city
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| Lima (population: 7,737,000) | Maseru (population: 118,355) |
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Human Development Index
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0.788
| 0.496
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| GDP per capita |
$10,200 US
| $2,000 US
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Literacy Rate
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87.7%
| 84.8%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.6
| 3.2
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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29.2%
| 25.8%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
7.900%
| 45.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Legal
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Political System
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constitutional republic
| parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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28 July 1821 (from Spain)
| 4 October 1966 (from UK)
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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.)
| Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
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| Languages |
Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
| Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa
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| Exports |
copper, gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee, potatoes, asparagus, textiles, fishmeal
| manufactures 75% (clothing, footwear, road vehicles), wool and mohair, food and live animals (2000)
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| External Debt |
$36,980,000,000 $
| $729,900,000 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)
| maloti (LSL) per US dollar - 7.75 (2008 est.), 7.25 (2007), 6.85 (2006), 6.3593 (2005), 6.4597 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
| 2.600%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
| Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
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| Area |
1,285,216 km sq
| 30,355 km sq
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| Coastline |
2,414 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
| temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
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