Travel and Tourism - Peru - November 2014
Peru – Key Facts
 
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)	
Total tourist arrivals:  	3,163,639 (2013, MINCETUR)	
Total international tourism receipts: 	US$3,925 million (2013, MINCETUR)	
GDP: 	US$210.3 billion (2013 est, CIA World Factbook)	
Unemployment rate:  	5.7% (2014, Trading Economics)	
Major airports: 	Jorge Chavez International Airport, Lima	
Major ports and harbours:  	Port of Callao, Lima