LOCATION:

Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador

AREA:

Total: 1,285,216 sq km country comparison to the worl: 20 land:1,279,996 sq km water: 5 220 sq km

CLIMATE:

Varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperateto frigid in Andes

NATIONALITY:

Noun: Peruvian(s) adjective: Peruvian

ETHNIC GROUPS:

Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37% white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%

POPULATION:

29,549,517 (July 2012 est.)

LANGUAGES:

Spanish (official) 84.1%, Quechua (official) 13%, Aymara (official) 1,7%, Ashaninka 0.3%, other native lenguages (includes a large number of minor Amazonian laguages) 0.7%, other 0,2% (2007 Census)

GDP REAL GROWTH RATE:

6% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 6.9% (2011 est.) 8.8% (2010 est.)

EXPORTS:

$47.38 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 61 $46.27 billion (2011 est.)

IMPORTS:

$41.15 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 60 $36.97 billion (2011 est.)