Backgrounder: The Republic of Peru

The Republic of Peru, with an area of 1.29 million square kilometers and Lima as its capital, is located in western South America and is bordered by Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil and Bolivia to the east and Chile to the south. The population of Peru, estimated at 28.22 million, is multiethnic, including Amerindians, Indian-Europeans, Europeans and others. The country's official language is Spanish. Peru has rich mineral resources, with bismuth and vanadium deposits ra ...
Publication date: 2008-11-19

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