Capital:
Lima
Area:
1,285,200 sq km / 496,216 sq ml
Language:
Spanish
Currency:
Nuevo Sol
Life expectancy:
63 (men), 67 (women)
Literacy rate:
92%
Religions:
Roman Catholic
Physical features:
Andes mountains cover 27% of country, seperating Amazon river basin jungle in north east from coastal plain in west. Atacama desert runs north / south along coast
Ethnic distribution:
45% South American Indian, 37% Mestizo (mixed race), 15% European, 3% African
Exports:
Coca, coffee, alpaca, llama and vicuña wool, fishery products, lead (largest producer in South America), copper, iron, oil
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