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Capital

Lima

Population

28,302,603 (July 2006 est.)

Area

total: 1,285,220 sq km
land: 1.28 million sq km
water: 5,220 sq km
slightly smaller than Alaska

Government
constitutional republic

Money

nuevo sol (PEN)

Climate
varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to
frigid in Andes

Languages

Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large
number of minor Amazonian languages

Images of Sites in Peru
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Internet Public Library of Peru
Languages of Peru
Lonely Planet: Introducing Peru
Map of Peru
Map of Peru 1
Map of Peru 2
Maps of Peru 3
Mountain Climbing in Peru
People of Peru
People of Peru 1
People of Peru Project