Peru

Updated Mar 7, 2026
🏳️ Country Name Peru
πŸ‘₯ Population 34,350,244
πŸ™οΈ Capital Lima
πŸ—£οΈ Language Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
πŸ’΅ Currency Peruvian sol (S/ )
β›ͺ Religion Catholic 76%, Evangelical Christian 15.7%, no religion 5.1%, other religions 3.2% (2017 est.)
πŸ‘€ Ethnicity Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and White) 60.2%, Indigenous 25.8%, White 5.9%, African descent 3.6%, other (includes Chinese and Japanese descent) 1.2%, unspecified 3.3% (2017 est.)
πŸ’ Currently Married Women 52.7% (2022 est.)
πŸ‘Ά Mother's Mean Age at First Birth 21.9 years (2013 est.)
βš–οΈ Obesity Prevalence Rate 19.7% (2016)
🀰 Total Fertility Rate 2.12 children born/woman (2025 est.)
πŸ’Š Contraceptive Prevalence Rate Of Women Aged 16-49 N/A
🚬 Tobacco Use (Female) 2.1% (2025 est.)
🌍 Region Americas
🌎 Subregion South America
🏒 Major Urban Areas 11.204 million LIMA (capital), 959,000 Arequipa, 904,000 Trujillo (2023)
πŸ“ Geographic Coordinates 10 00 S, 76 00 W
🌑️ Climate Varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
πŸ“ Area 1,285,216 sq km (almost twice the size of Texas; slightly smaller than Alaska)
🏞️ Terrain Western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva)
πŸ›‚ Borders BOL, BRA, CHL, COL, ECU
πŸ†” Citizenship Requirement 2 years
πŸ•°οΈ Capital Time Difference UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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