Capital: Lima
Population: 30,147,935 (July 2014 est)
Climate: Varied climate from tropical in the east to dry desert in the west; climate in the Andes varies from temperate to bitterly cold
Language: Spanish – official (84.1%), Quechua – official (13%), Aymara – official (1.7%), Ashaninka (0.3%), other native languages (0.7%)
Total area: 1,825,216 sq km
Ethnic groups: Amerindian (45%), mestizo – mixed Amerindian and white (37%), white (15%), black, Japanese, Chinese and other (3%)
Religion: Roman Catholic (81.3%), Evangelical (12.5%), other (3.3%), none (2.9%)
Currency: Peruvian Nuevo Sol (PEN)
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