Republic of Peru
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Capital
and largest city | Lima
12°2.6′S77°1.7′W / 12.0433°S 77.0283°W / -12.0433; -77.0283 |
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| Official language | Spanish |
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| Religion | 94.51% Christianity
—76.03% Roman Catholic
—18.48% Other Christian
5.09% No religion
0.40% Other religions |
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| Demonym(s) | Peruvian |
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| Government | Unitarypresidentialrepublic[2][3] |
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| Francisco Sagasti |
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| Vacant |
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| Violeta Bermúdez |
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| Mirtha Vásquez (acting) |
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| Legislature | Congress of the Republic |
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| Independence |
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| 28 July 1821 |
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| 9 December 1824 |
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• Recognized | 14 August 1879 |
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| Area |
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• Total | 1,285,216 km2 (496,225 sq mi) (19th) |
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• Water (%) | 0.41 |
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| Population |
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• 2020 estimate |  32,824,358 [4] (44th) |
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• 2017 census | 31,237,385 |
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• Density | 23/km2 (59.6/sq mi) (198th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total |  $385,719 billion[5] (47th) |
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• Per capita | $11,516[5] (103rd) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $195,761 billion[5] (49th) |
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• Per capita | $5,845[5] (86th) |
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| Gini (2017) |  43.3[6]
medium |
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| HDI (2018) | 0.763[7]
high · 82nd |
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| Currency | Sol (PEN) |
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| Time zone | UTC−5 (PET) |
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| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy (CE) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +51 |
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| ISO 3166 code | PE |
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| Internet TLD | .pe |
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32,824,358 
$385,719 billion
43.3