Peru
Peru is a sovereign state in South America. Its capital is Lima. About 34 million people live there (2025). It covers 1,285,216 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Lima
- People (2025)
- 34 million
- Area
- 1,285,216 km²
- Currency
- Nuevo sol
Peru at a glance
- In its own language
- República del Perú
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- South America
- Capital
- Lima
- Population
- 34,157,732 (2025)
- Area
- 1,285,216 km² (496,224 mi²)
- People are called
- Peruvian
- Official languages
- Spanish, Aymara, Quechua
- Currency
- Nuevo sol
- GDP (nominal)
- US$243 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 73 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.762 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 43.8 (2020)
- Unemployment
- 4% (2014)
- Government
- presidential system
- Head of state
- Keiko Fujimori (since 2026)
- Country codes
- PE, PER
- Calling code
- +51
- Internet domain
- .pe
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- Coordinates
- -9.4°, -76°
Peru and its neighbours
Peru borders Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Peru
- Neighbours
Divisions of Peru
- Amazonas Department
- Áncash Department
- Apurímac Department
- Arequipa Department
- Ayacucho Department
- Cajamarca Department
- Cusco Department
- Huancavelica Department
- Huanuco Department
- Ica Department
- Junín Department
- La Libertad Department
- Lambayeque Department
- Loreto Department
- Madre de Dios Department
- Moquegua Department
- Pasco Department
- Piura Department
- Puno Department
- San Martin Department
- Tacna Department
- Tumbes Department
- Ucayali Department
- Lima Department
- Constitutional Province of Callao
Member of
- United Nations
- Union of South American Nations
- World Trade Organization
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- Andean Community
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- United Nations–African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur
- Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- International Hydrographic Organization
and 9 more organisations.
How far are you from Peru?
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Questions
What is the capital of Peru?
The capital of Peru is Lima.
What is the population of Peru?
Peru has about 34,157,732 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Peru?
Peru covers 1,285,216 square kilometres (496,224 square miles).
What currency does Peru use?
The Nuevo sol.
What language is spoken in Peru?
The official languages of Peru are Spanish, Aymara and Quechua.
Which countries border Peru?
Peru shares a border with Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.