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ABOUT PERU |
| Capital: |
Lima |
| Government: |
Democratic Republic |
| Main cities : |
Lima, Cuzco, Arequipa, Trujillo, Iquitos |
| Official Languages: |
Spanish, Quechua, Aymara |
| Currency: |
Nuevo sol (S/.) |
| Exchange
Rate: |
2.9 soles = 1 US$ |
| Total area: |
1,285,215.6 km² |
| Total population: |
27,219,264 (census 2005) |
| Ethnic
groups: |
Native Americans (45.0 %), Mestizos (37.0 %), Caucasian (15.0 %) Afro-Peruvians, Japanese, Chinese, others (3.0 %) |
| Religion: |
Catholic (90.0 %), Other (10.0 %) |
| Population Density: |
21.17 hab./km² |
| Life expectancy: |
68 (males); 73 (females) |
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