Peru: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: -10.11886 / longitude: -76.64382

General information

Population

There are 31,488,700 inhabitants, or 0.42% of the population of planet earth. The median age of the population is 29.10 years with a birth growth rate of 0.50%.

Economy

The sign for the local currency is S/. (PEN). The price for a Big Mac in this country is 13.90S/. (corresponding to $3.57 USD). In 2021 the GDP was $223,249,497,500 USD, placing it at position 49 in the market.

Culture

Example of famous dishes in this country: Ceviche. There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: City of Cuzco, Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, Chavin (Archaeological Site), Huascarán National Park, Chan Chan Archaeological Zone.

Education

The average length of time residents spend in school is 15 years (including tertiary education). Well known universities are: Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

Geography

1,285,216 km² make up the entire country, they use a postcode system and the key 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. The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: Aymara, Quechua, Spanish.

Good to know

Telephone numbers begin with +51, the country's websites have the domain name ".pe", the ISO code is PE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru is a good place to find out more details on this country.

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