Peru
Peru is in South America, with its capital at Lima and an area of about 1,285,216 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Republic of Peru
- Capital
- Lima
- Region
- Americas · South America
- Area
- 1,285,216 km²
- Languages
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
- Currencies
- Peruvian sol (PEN)
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- Natural resources
- copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas
- Industries
- mining and refining of minerals; steel, metal fabrication; petroleum extraction and refining, natural gas and natural gas liquefaction; fishing and fish processing, cement, glass, textiles, clothing, food processing, beer, soft drinks, rubber, machinery, electrical machinery, chemicals, furniture
- Main exports
- copper ore, gold, refined copper, refined petroleum, grapes
First-level divisions (26)
- Amazonas
- Áncash
- Apurímac
- Junín
- La Libertad
- Lambayeque
- Lima
- Loreto
- Madre de Dios
- Puno
- San Martín
- Ucayali
- Arequipa
- Cusco Departament
- Ayacucho
- Cajamarca
- Huancavelica
- Huanuco
- Ica
- Moquegua
- Pasco
- Piura
- Tacna
- Tumbes
- Callao
- Lima
Major cities
- Lima (population 8,012,000)
- Callao (population 876,877)
- Arequipa (population 815,000)
- Trujillo (population 765,171)
- Chiclayo (population 596,792)
- Iquitos (population 458,729)
- Huancayo (population 412,733)
- Piura (population 396,932)
- Cuzco (population 361,182)
- Chimbote (population 349,846)
- Pucallpa (population 310,750)
- Tacna (population 280,098)
- Ica (population 279,420)
- Juliaca (population 245,675)
- Ayacucho (population 166,314)