Peru: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: -10.11886 / longitude: -76.64382

General information

Education

Well known universities are: Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. The inhabitants attend school for 15 years (tertiary education included).

Population

With a birth growth rate at 0.50%, the median age is 29.10 years. There are 31,488,700 people here, or 0.42% of the world's population.

Economy

The currency ISO code is PEN and the currency symbol is S/.. In this country, a Big Mac is sold at 13.90S/. (corresponding to $3.57 USD). In 2021 the GDP was $223,249,497,500 USD, which ranks it number 49 in the world.

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites: City of Cuzco, Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, Chavin (Archaeological Site), Huascarán National Park, Chan Chan Archaeological Zone. Well known national dishes are: Ceviche.

Geography

The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: Aymara, Quechua, Spanish. The country has a 1,285,216 km² area, they use a postcode system and the primary cities are: Lima, Trujillo, Santiago De Surco, San Juan De Lurigancho, Ica. Lima is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador.

Good to know

Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru for more information about this nation. The country's ISO code is PE, the domain name ".pe" is used by the country's websites, phone numbers start with +51

Summary

Flag
ISO code PE
Capital Lima
Population 31,488,700
World percentage 0.42%
Median age 29.10 years
Population growth rate 0.50%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
GDP (2021) $223,249,497,500
GDP position #49
Big Mac local price 13.90S/.
Big Mac USD price $3.57
Currency code PEN
Currency symbol S/.
School life expectancy 15 years
National dish Ceviche
TLD .pe
Phone prefix +51
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru