Peru

Basic facts about Peru

Country name: Peru
Capital: Lima
Country code: 361
Continent: South America
Currency name: Peruvian nuevo sol
Independence: 1821-07-28 00:00:00
Independent from: from Spain
Total area (km2): 1,285,216
Land area (km2): 1,279,996
Water area (km2): 5,220
Population: 29,849,303
Population note: 29,849,303 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Spanish
All languages: Spanish (official) 84.1%, Quechua (official) 13%, Aymara (official) 1.7%, Ashaninka 0.3%, other native languages (includes a large number of minor Amazonian languages) 0.7%, other 0.2% (2007 Census)
Time zone: PET (UTC−5)
Date format: dd.mm.yyyy (CE)
Drive on: right
Calling code: +51
Domain: .pe