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Americas — South America
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇵🇪 Peru
Republic of Peru
aka Piruw — endonym
34.4M
Population
World #43
1,285,216 km²
Land Area
World #21
$303.3 billion
GDP (USD)
World #48
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Did You Know?
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Peru is the world's #43 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #21 globally by land area — covering about 0.86% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 5 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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3 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #48 worldwide with a GDP of $303.3 billion USD.
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Population density is 26.7 people per km² — world rank #193.
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The calendar week officially starts on Sunday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Lima
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Phone Code
+51
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Internet TLD
.pe
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Nationality
Peruvian
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Week Starts
Sunday
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ISO Codes
PE / PER / 604
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Coordinates
-10.00°, -76.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$303.3 billion USD
World rank #48 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$8,829
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
26.7 /km²
World density rank #193
S/.
Peruvian sol
PEN • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
34,350,244
World rank #43 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
3
Aymara • Quechua • Spanish
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Demonym
Peruvian
What its people are called
🗣️ Aymara
🗣️ Quechua
🗣️ Spanish
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
1,285,216 km²
0.86% of Earth's landmass • World #21
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Land Borders
5 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC-05:00
America/Lima
PET — Peru Time
“Peru” Around the World
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Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
PE
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ISO Alpha-3
PER
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
604
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
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WikiData ID
Q419
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Also Spelled As
PE • Republic of Peru • República del Perú
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