Peru
Peru is located in South America. It is surrounded by Ecuador, Colombia,Brazil, Chile, and the Pacific Ocean.
- Peru's major exports include: copper, gold, lead, zinc, tin, iron ore, silver. fish, fruit, vegetables, and more
- Peru's GDP per capita is $11,100 and its GDP real growth rate is 5.1%
- Peru's population is 30,147,935 people
- the life expectancy is 73,23 years old
- 89.6% of the population over the age of 15 is literate
- Peru's independence was won on July 28,1821; it is a constitutional republic
- Peru's president is Ollanat Humala Tasso and he has been this since July 2011
- Peru's main occupations are mining and refining of minerals, steel, metal fabrication, petroleum extraction and refining, food processing, machinery, fishing and fish processing
- The official languages of the country are Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara
- Peru's natural resources include copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydro power and natural gas
- The highest point in Peru is Nevado Huascaran which is 6,768 meters tall