Peru

Country Name: Republic of Peru

Capital City: Lima

Population: 28,302,603 (July 2006)

Population Growth: 1.32% (2006 est.)

Currency: nuevo sol (PEN)

Languages: Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages

Area: 1,285,220 sq km

Inflation Rate: 2.1% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 7.2% in metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment (2006)

Domain extension: .pe

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Peru