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 |