INFORMATIONS ON PERU
Republic of Peru
Capital
Lima
Total Area
496,226.22 sq.mi
1,285,220.00 sq mi (Slightly smaller than Alaska)
Population
27,012,899 (July 2000 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050
44,393,210
Languages
Spanish (Oficial), Quechua (Oficial) Aymara
Literacy
88.7% total, 94.5% male 83% female (1995 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 90%
Life Expectancy
67.63 male 72.5 female (2000 est.)
Government Type
Constitutional Republic
Currency
1 nuevo sol (S/.) =100 centimos
GDP (per capita)
$4,400 (1999 est.)
Labor Force (by occupation)
agriculture, mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction,
transport, services
Industry
mining of metals, petroleum, fishing, textiles, clothing, food
processing, cement, auto assembly, steel, shipbuilding, metal
fabrication.
Agriculture
coffee, cotton, sugarcane, rice, wheat, potatoes, plantains, coca;
poultry, beef, dairy products, wool; fish
Arable Land
3%
Exports
fish and fish products, copper, zinc, gold, crude petroleum and
byproducts, lead, doffee, sugar, cotton
Imports
machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum, iron and
steel, chemicals, pharmaceuticals
Natural Resources
copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate,
potash, hydropower
Current Environmental Issues
deforestation (some the result of illegal logging); overgrazing of the
slopes of the costa and sierra leading to soil erosion; desertification;
air pllution in Lima; pllution of rivers and coastal waters from
municipal and mining wastes
Telephones (main lines in use)
1.509 million (1998)
Telephones (mobile cellular)
504,995 (1998)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
15 (1999)
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