Capital:Lima
Population:27,925,628
Area:1,285,220 sq km
Climate:varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
Languages:Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
Currency:nuevo sol (PEN)
Government:constitutional republic
Religions:Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
