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Full Country name: Republic of Peru

Area: 1,285,220 sq km (798,600sq mi)
Population: 28,302,603
Capital City: Lima
People: Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%
Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Religion: Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3%
Government: Constitutional Republic
President: Alan Garcia
GDP: $167.3 billion
GDP per capita: $6,000
Annual growth: 6.4%
Inflation: 1.6%
Major Industries: mining and refining of minerals; steel, metal fabrication; petroleum extraction and refining, natural gas; fishing and fish processing, textiles, clothing, food processing .
Major trading partners: US, China, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela.

INFORMATION ABOUT PERU