Peru holds Machu Picchu, an Inca settlement unknown to outsiders until 1911. The potato was domesticated in its highlands, and thousands of varieties still grow there.
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Easy learning about Peru
The capital city of Peru is Lima, capital city of Peru.
Word: MachuPicchu
Meaning: Inca citadel
Administrative Divisions
25 regions:
- Amazonas Department
- Áncash Department
- Apurímac Department
- Arequipa Department
- Ayacucho Department
- Cajamarca Department
- Callao
- Cusco Department
- Huancavelica Department
- Huanuco Department
- Ica Department
- Junín Department
- La Libertad Department
- Lambayeque Department
- Lima Department
- Loreto Department
- Madre de Dios Department
- Moquegua Department
- Pasco Department
- Piura Department
- Puno Department
- San Martin Department
- Tacna Department
- Tumbes Department
- Ucayali Department
Regions of Peru map
Peru is a Country located in the South America sub-region in the continent of Americas.
0400 km (249 mi)800 km (497 mi)1200 km (746 mi)1600 km (994 mi)
Height
-25 m (-82 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), 5000 m (16400 ft), 6000 m (19690 ft), Max altitude 6735 m (22100 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Peru
Height from south to north in Peru
1South Pacific Ocean (Southwest)0 m2Ucayali89 to 4 178 m3Marañón89 to 3 536 m
Population of Peru, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices
Basic Information
Capital City: Lima, capital city of Peru
Population: 34,576,665 (World Bank)
Area: 1,285,216 km² / 496,224 sq mi
People from Peru are called: Peruvians
Geography
Latitude: 12.977° S
Longitude: 72.900° W
Geographical Subregion: South America
Continental Region: Americas
Highest Elevation Point: Huascarán (6 768 m)
Lowest point: Depresión de Sechura (−34 m)
Borders
Climate
varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 53 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 519 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Moderate Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 107 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 2.12 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 79 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.794
Mean Years of Schooling: 10.2
Expected Years of Schooling: 14.9
Life Expectancy at Birth: 77.7 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Catholic
Second Most Predominant: Christian includes Evangelical
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
Technical Information
TLD: .pe
Calling Code: +51
MapGeo Name: Peru
MapGeo Code: PE