Peru: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: -10.11886 / longitude: -76.64382

General information

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: City of Cuzco, Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, Chavin (Archaeological Site), Huascarán National Park, Chan Chan Archaeological Zone. Example of famous dishes in this country: Ceviche.

Geography

The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: Aymara, Quechua, Spanish. Lima serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador. The area of the country is 1,285,216 km², they use a postcode system and the main cities are: Lima, Trujillo, Santiago De Surco, San Juan De Lurigancho, Ica.

Population

There are 31,488,700 inhabitants, or 0.42% of the population of planet earth. 29.10 years is the median age in this country and the birth growth rate is at 0.50%.

Economy

The local currency (PEN) is represented by the symbol S/.. The GDP in 2021 was $223,249,497,500 USD, making it the 49# country in the world. In this country a Big Mac is worth 13.90S/. (corresponding to $3.57 USD).

Education

The inhabitants stay 15 years in school (tertiary education included). Well known universities are: Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

Good to know

The ISO code is PE, phone numbers start with +51, the domain name ".pe" is used by the country's websites Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru to learn more about this nation.

Summary

Flag
ISO code PE
Capital Lima
Population 31,488,700
World percentage 0.42%
Median age 29.10 years
Population growth rate 0.50%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
GDP (2021) $223,249,497,500
GDP position #49
Big Mac local price 13.90S/.
Big Mac USD price $3.57
Currency code PEN
Currency symbol S/.
School life expectancy 15 years
National dish Ceviche
TLD .pe
Phone prefix +51
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru