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Complete details about Peru in South America with capital city Lima
| Country Name | Peru (Perú/Piruw) |
| Country Code | PER |
| Capital City | Lima |
| Continent | South America |
| Region | South America |
| Independence Year | 1821 |
| Population | 25662000 |
| Surface Area | 1285216.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 70.0 years |
| GNP | 64140.0 (old 65186.0) |
| Government Form | Republic |
Spoken Languages |
Aimará [official] (2.3%) Ket?ua [official] (16.4%) Spanish [official] (79.8%) |
Major Cities |
Lima, Lima (population 6464693) Arequipa, Arequipa (population 762000) Trujillo, La Libertad (population 652000) Chiclayo, Lambayeque (population 517000) Callao, Callao (population 424294) Iquitos, Loreto (population 367000) Chimbote, Ancash (population 336000) Huancayo, Junín (population 327000) Piura, Piura (population 325000) Cusco, Cusco (population 291000) Pucallpa, Ucayali (population 220866) Tacna, Tacna (population 215683) Ica, Ica (population 194820) Sullana, Piura (population 147361) Juliaca, Puno (population 142576) Huánuco, Huanuco (population 129688) Ayacucho, Ayacucho (population 118960) Chincha Alta, Ica (population 110016) Cajamarca, Cajamarca (population 108009) Puno, Puno (population 101578) Ventanilla, Callao (population 101056) Castilla, Piura (population 90642) |
Peru's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: Reuters | Wed, 23 May 2012 13:01:51 -0700 | |
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By Caroline Stauffer | LIMA (Reuters) - The mystery surrounding the deaths of at least 877 dolphins in Peru deepened on Wednesday as the government said human activity was not to blame but failed to pinpoint a natural cause for the massive die-off. read full story |
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| Publisher: msnbc.com | Wed, 23 May 2012 08:28:37 -0700 | |
| Peru agency says cause of dolphin deaths unsolved read full story | ||
| Publisher: Fox News | Wed, 23 May 2012 08:31:17 -0700 | |
| Dolphin deaths in Peru due to natural causes, report says read full story | ||
| Publisher: ABC News | Wed, 23 May 2012 05:38:09 -0700 | |
| Peru Agency Says Cause of Dolphin Deaths... read full story | ||
| Publisher: Bloomberg | Wed, 23 May 2012 13:36:12 -0700 | |
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Peru's benchmark borrowing costs in dollars rose to a three-month high as concern that Europe's debt crisis will worsen should Greece leave the euro curbed demand for higher-yielding, emerging-market assets. The extra yield investors demand to own ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Wall Street Journal | Wed, 23 May 2012 14:11:31 -0700 | |
| Peru's Main Stock Indexes Ended Lower; Sol Weakens read full story | ||
| Publisher: San Francisco Chronicle (press release) | Wed, 23 May 2012 14:08:13 -0700 | |
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ProWorld staff and volunteers are currently distributing thousands of pairs of new TOMS Shoes to rural children in the High Andean communities of Peru, as a TOMS Shoes Giving Partner. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 23, 2012 ProWorld, a social enterprise ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Fifa.com | Wed, 23 May 2012 08:25:07 -0700 | |
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Sporting are known in Peru as ?El club que nació campeón? (The club that was born a champion). That nickname stems from the fact they won the league at their very first attempt in 1956, nudging aside the mighty Alianza Lima, who have gone on to become ... read full story |
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