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Peru Fact File
- Full Name: Republic of Peru
- Capital City: Lima
- Country Area: 1,285,216 sq km
- Land Mass Area: 1,279,996 sq km
- Population: 29,907,003 (2010 estimate)
- Life Expectancy: 71.03
- Ethnicity: 45% Amerindian, 37% mestizo, 15% white, 3% other
- Religion: 81% Roman Catholic, 13% Evangelical, 3% other, 3% unspecified or no religion (2007 census)
- Official Languages: Spanish, Quechua
- Internet Domain: .pe
- International Dialling Code: +51
- Monetary Unit: 1 nuevo sol = 100 centimos
- Government: Constitutional Republic
- Independence from Spain: 28 July 1821
Random Fact
Gladys Zender, Miss Peru, was the first Latin American to win the Miss Universe competition. She won in 1957.
