Peru Fast Facts:
Full Country Name: The Republic of Peru
Population: 27.6 million
Capital City: Lima
Languages: Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara and a number of minority Amazonian languages are also spoken.
Currency: Nuevo Sol
Major agricultural exports: fish meal, coffee, fish oils
% of the population who live on less than $2 a day: 31%
Life Expectancy: 71 years
Adult literacy rate: 88%
HDI Ranking: 87 out of 177
did you know?
Peru was the centre of the Incan Empire
Peru is the twelfth largest coffee producing country in the world
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