Peru

Republic of Peru

Latin America

Geography

Area: 1,285,216 sq km

Three main zones: dry coastal plain in the west where most of the cities and industry are located, high Andean plateau which is more agricultural, and Amazon jungle in the east.

Population: 29,496,120    Annual Growth: 1.17%

Capital: Lima

Urbanites: 72%

HDI Rank: 78 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Official language: Spanish, Quechua. Spanish-speakers 80.3%. Most Amerindians areSpanish-speaking or bilingual; 16.5% of the total population speak Quechua    Languages: 93 All languages