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Full country name: Republic of Peru
Area: 1,285,215 sq km
Population: 28 million
Capital city: Lima (pop 8 million)
People: 54% Indian, 32% Mestizo (mixed European and Indian descent), 12% Spanish descent, 2% Black, Asian minority
Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Religion: Over 90% Roman Catholic, small Protestant population
Government: Democracy
President: Alejandro Toledo
GDP: US$111.8 billion
GDP per head: US$4,300
Annual growth: 1.8%
Inflation: 6.7%
Major industries: Pulp, paper, coca leaves, fishmeal, steel, chemicals, oil, minerals,cement, auto assembly, steel, shipbuilding
Major trading partners: USA, Japan, UK, China, Germany, Columbia
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