Peru

Alternate uses: Peru (disambiguation)

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República del Perú

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National motto: Libertad y Orden (Spanish; "Liberty and Order")\n
Official language	Spanish, Quechua, Aimara\n
Capital	Lima\n
President	Alejandro Toledo Manrique\n
Prime Minister	Carlos Ferrero Costa\n
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 19th 1,285,220 km² 8.8%\n
Population  - Total (2002)  - Density	Ranked 39th 28,409,897 22/km²\n
Independence\n  - Date	From Spain\n July 28, 1822
Currency	Sol\n
Time zone	UTC -5\n
National anthem	Somos libres, seámoslo siempre (We Are Free, Let Us Remain So Forever)
Internet TLD	.PE\n
Calling Code	51\n

Peru (Spanish Perú) is a country in western South America, bordering with Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the east, south-east and south, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

Table of contents

1 History 2 Politics 3 Regions 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 International rankings 9 Miscellaneous topics 10 External links

History

\nMain article: History of Peru Before the Spanish arrived, Peru was home to various Pre Inca cultures and later, to the Inca Empire. \nFrancisco Pizarro landed on the Peruvian coast in 1532, and by the end of the 1530s Peru became a Viceroyalty and a major source of gold and silver for the Spanish Empire. \nPeru declared its independence from Spain on July 28, 1821.

Politics

\nMain article: Politics of Peru The current president is Alejandro Toledo, leader of Perú Posible. This governing party is, with 45 seats, the largest in the 120-seat parliament. The second and third largest parties are in opposition; respectively Partido Aprista Peruano (short: Apra, 28 seats) and Lourdes Flores Nano led Unidad Nacional (17 seats).

Regions

\nMain article: Regions of Peru Peru's territory, under Law No. 27867 of 16 November 2002, is divided in 26 regions: Amazonas, \nAncash, \nApurímac, \nArequipa, \nAyacucho,\nCajamarca, \nCusco, \n El Callao, \nHuancavelica, \nHuánuco, \nIca, \nJunín, \nLa Libertad, \nLambayeque, \nLima Metropolitana, \nLima Provincias, \nLoreto, \nMadre de Dios, \nMoquegua, \nPasco, \nPiura, \nSan Martín, \nPuno, \nTacna, \nTumbes, and \nUcayali.

Geography

\nMain article: Geography of Peru Peru is located in Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador. It also shares borders with Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia. The western coastal plains (costa) are separated from the eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva) by the high and rugged Andes in center (sierra). On the border with Bolivia lies Lake Titicaca, the worlds highest navigable lake at 3821 m.

Economy

\nMain article: Economy of Peru

Demographics

\nMain article: Demographics of Peru

Culture

\nMain article: Culture of Peru

• Music of Peru

International rankings

\n* world-wide press freedom index Rank 36 out of 139 countries (2 way tie)\n* Human development index Rank 82 out of 173 countries

Miscellaneous topics

\n* Communications in Peru\n* Transportation in Peru\n* Military of Peru\n* Foreign relations of Peru\n* List of famous Peruvians\n* Public holidays in Peru

External links

\n* Peru travel guide at Wikitravel\n* Portale Perù
\n* Associazione Latinoamericana Magie delle Ande\n* [1] Peruvian Tourism Authority's Official Site \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nsimple:Peru\n\n\n\nCategory:South American countries\ncategory:peru